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Julian Lage

Julian Lage once performed a whole tour on his Telecaster’s bridge pickup to “settle a bet” with himself

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”

Guitar Pickups
Close up of an electric guitar bridge and electric guitar bridge pickup

Best electric guitar pickups: Single-coil, humbucker, P-90, and active pickups for all styles

By Rob Laing last updated

Upgrade your electric guitar tone now with the best pickups from Seymour Duncan, EMG, Bare Knuckle and more

Guitar Pickups
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How to change your Stratocaster's pickups

By Jack Ellis last updated

Make use of the Strat’s unique design to easily load some pups

Guitar Pickups
TC Electronic Polytune clip-on tuner on a Martin acoustic guitar headstock

Best clip-on guitar tuners: Top headstock and soundhole tuners to buy right now

By Richard Blenkinsop last updated

Keep your tuning in check in all scenarios with the best clip-on tuners for guitar, bass and ukulele

Guitar Tuners
Elixir® Strings

Stay inspired for longer with your guitar and Elixir® Strings

By Sponsored published

Discover great tone that lasts
Guitar Strings
Close up of Telecaster bridge pickup

Best Telecaster pickups: Our top picks from Tele twang to single coil-sized humbuckers

By Matt McCracken published

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

Guitar Pickups
DiMarzio has launched a new Jake Bowen signature Mirage pickups set

Periphery’s Jake Bowen has a new signature DiMarzio pickup set

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

Guitar Pickups
The Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0 Signature Humbuckers are wound a little hotter, a little louder than his APH-2 model, but retain the same tone and clarity

NAMM 2023: Give your electric guitar the ultimate GNR pickup upgrade with Seymour Duncan’s new Slash 2.0 humbucker set

By Jonathan Horsley published

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

Guitar Pickups
The LR Baggs HiFi is a non-invasive, peel-and-stick pickup system for acoustic guitars that does not interfere with your acoustic tone

NAMM 2023: LR Baggs promises “game-changing” performance and non-invasive installation from its new HiFi acoustic guitar pickup system

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”

Guitar Pickups
Seymour Duncan Hyperswitch

NAMM 2023: Create custom pickup configurations on your phone and mod your guitar in real time with the Seymour Duncan HyperSwitch

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

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