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NAMM 2023: Fender makes a strong play for the modders with Strat and Jazzmaster Cunife pickups and Player Plus necks
By Rob Laing published
There's new Cobalt Chrome Tele pickups too

This new Fender Charcoal Frost Player Plus Strat with US pickups is giving us serious GAS
By Rob Laing published
A versatile Fender Special Run workhorse with a Shawbucker in the bridge and roasted maple neck? Yes please!

"I feel like lower output guitar pickups give you more tone" – David Pajo on what his gifted '65 Strat taught him
By Rob Laing published
But you don't need a vintage guitar to enjoy vintage tone

Rob Chapman is now the co-owner of another guitar company, and a pickup brand
By Rob Laing published
The Chapman Guitars co-founder announces he has part ownership of US Cerberus Guitars and Guitarmory Pickups

Fender rolls out J Mascis Signature Jazzmaster pickup set
By Jonathan Horsley published
The ultimate Jazzmaster mod for the alt-rocker? Quite possibly, and the release is accompanied with a signature accessories range, including picks, straps and coiled guitar cable

You can now buy pickups direct from Gibson
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Gibson Pickup Shop is officially open, where you can source a variety of humbuckers, mini-buckers and P-90s from the Historic, Original and Modern Collections

Bare Knuckle Pickups launches signature Peacemaker humbucker set for Black Stone Cherry’s Chris Robertson
By Jonathan Horsley published
Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they are spicy 'buckers, PAF-voiced “with a vintage hot output”

Bare Knuckle pickups adds the Unity humbuckers to its standard series and introduces wood effect finish options
By Rob Laing last updated
The previously limited charity Unity run will now be sold long-term to benefit disaster relief worldwide
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