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By Jonathan Horsley Published
The jazz guitar maestro admits that sticking on the bridge pickup was a difficult experiment in treble and overtones – “I would go back to my room and my ears would be ringing”

By Rob Laing last updated
Upgrade your electric guitar tone now with the best pickups from Seymour Duncan, EMG, Bare Knuckle and more

By Jack Ellis last updated
Make use of the Strat’s unique design to easily load some pups

By Matt McCracken Published
Upgrade the tone of your Tele with these powerful pickups from Fender, Seymour Duncan, Mojotone, and more

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Jake Bowen’s new Mirage set comprises a double-blade Strat-style pickup at the neck, a high-output humbucker at the bridge, and it's voiced for more clarity, more output, more everything

By Jonathan Horsley Published
Slash's APH-2 'buckers have been been given a hotter wind while maintaining the clarity and tone profile

By Jonathan Horsley Published
The HiFi system features dual bridge plate sensors and high-fidelity electronics for “exceptional balance, definition, dynamics, and good feedback resistance”

By Jonathan Horsley Published
It is time to say goodbye to the soldering iron, hello to the smartphone, as Seymour Duncan launch world's first Bluetooth-enabled programmable 5-way pickup selector switch

By Rob Laing Published
NAMM 2023: The SD Custom Shop based the set on the vintage Strat Joe purchased as a teenager in 1994

By Jonathan Horsley Published
These easy-install active Alnico V pickups have a wide stacked single-coil design and are available as a standalone pair or an integrated pickguard with powerful boost and EQ controls
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