<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Guitar-pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/accessories/guitar-pickups Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:19:21 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Sometimes you’ve gotta use popsicle sticks and put it on some low-budget scaffolding to get it to work”: Joe Bonamassa on how best to set up P-90s – and what sets them apart from humbuckers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/joe-bonamassa-on-the-difference-between-humbuckers-and-p-90s toMzb5aWEGpapv5G8g3iyL Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve been intensifying our efforts. We finally hit upon a recipe that we loved”: This new 75th Anniversary Telecaster features a genuine Fender first – and it could change the face of Teles to come ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/fender-fastlane-humbucker XdHvDfAJGDPBhLW3ZCfML5 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Instead of two or three pickups, we have a few dozen that are only picking up one string each”: This guitar has 64 pickups – and it could revolutionize guitar recording ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/dark-art-guitars-poly-map-polyphonic-pickup-system 9PUVDtwJjxpWaL6bgXzkrP Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:31:36 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:50:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can put them in every guitar, and it’s gonna sound exactly like I need it to”: Metallica has rolled out something special to help celebrate 50 years of EMG ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/metallica-2026-limited-edition-pickups 6guVnd8YDZMt4fDAjNVS3Z Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:50:01 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:55:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani’s amp builder has released a potentially game-changing pickup system – which gives players the power to choose where their gain is created ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/3rd-power-magfrag-pickup-system dYKFXskutwjUowGAYHZYF9 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:42:35 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:48:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Cutting-edge Fluence technology meets world-class artistry”: Fishman brings Herman Li’s PRS Chleo Fluence pickups to the masses – but there’s a catch ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/fishman-fluence-herman-li-omniforce-signature-series AtEEaABaxC8vaBH9Tq9jma Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:03:31 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:35:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Experience what happens when 50 years of pickup expertise meets modern active technology”: Seymour Duncan goes toe-to-toe with Fishman with its triple-voiced MortalCoil active pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-mortalcoil-multi-voice-humbuckers RC6xKr4Mh2Yor2QWuiZKLk Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It needed a louder pickup. That’s where the idea came from”: Slash played a Gibson SG at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show – and now its purpose-built Seymour Duncan humbuckers have been released ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-slash-3.0-pickup-set HYiezT9kfsxrADWxiAXt74 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:42:56 +0000 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:58:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We built 19 different models. He more or less changed what we were doing”: EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/emgs-rob-turner-on-the-hardest-pickups-hes-ever-had-to-make ebrWDNrSZDJXXn5sjTkALE Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:04:03 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:59:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’m just gonna warn you – these are the LOUDEST pickups I’ve ever heard in a guitar": Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickup review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/bare-knuckle-halcyon-humbucker-pickup-review 75hDn5Nsg9JohTzySQ4CcG Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:13:31 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The JB has been the go-to pickup for guitarists across countless genres”: Seymour Duncan has retooled its Jeff Beck-backed JB pickup – and it might be your next Tele mod ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-jb-jr-for-tele 9FEzxq6fcYtzt7vcKrnv6M Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:12:55 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:51:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It really is a special set”: Joe Bonamassa’s newest signature pickups are inspired by his Bolin ’Burst – the infamous Les Paul he acquired under extraordinary circumstances ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-joe-bonamassa-bolin-burst-humbuckers L8uYmyGxx5jTkXfQBaYXh Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:17:22 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:49:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were getting pretty hard to find!” Gibson has re-launched its first ever signature pickup – the Tony Iommi humbucker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/gibson-tony-iommi-humbucker-re-release HbTmba2cUfjV5QFecvtzfg Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:38:03 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:17:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Working on Jimmy Page’s guitar was bucket list stuff for me”: Bare Knuckle’s Tim Mills on how he built the biggest indie pickup brand in the world – and why Page’s ‘Number One’ Les Paul sounds like Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/tim-mills-bare-knuckle-pickups-2025 MnPgPKQ7EEgpisxk85SRX9 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:44:43 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:14:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More of the glassy sparkle that Tele neck pickups always lacked”: DiMarzio is determined to make you like the Tele neck pickup position with its new Muscle T set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/dimarzio-muscle-t-and-super-paf-ceramic-pickups q5gH6YwimXg7c8xv5SjqJN Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:52:38 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:06:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gibson had lost the recipe, not only for guitar building but for pickup making based on their original designs. What I was after was making a rock ’n’ roll pickup”: How Larry DiMarzio changed the sound of rock guitar – and redesigned the Strat bridge ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/larry-dimarzio-pickups-interview WH7wTnreAdTKFAfoUwcJYE Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:51:01 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:45:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We all have easy access to the parts needed to make a pickup… You certainly don’t have to start like Seymour Duncan did with a record player’s turntable”: Why more guitar builders are making their own pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/why-guitar-brands-are-making-their-own-pickups-with-juha-ruokangas 3WLCXpRg66SxL3uLruzrh3 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:29:39 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:37:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d go down to Manny’s, pick up a Stratocaster and say, ‘This is like a dead tuna’”: Why Larry DiMarzio decided to start a pickup line that would change the face of guitar music in the 1970s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/why-larry-dimarzio-decided-to-start-a-pickup-line yUQN5MX29Znkmgwraynpeb Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:25:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Philip Sayce has some of the most potent guitar tones in modern blues rock – and now Seymour Duncan has recreated them with a signature single-coil set inspired by his go-to vintage Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-philip-sayce-signature-pickup-set WnwpNsbSkXrcWAPinD3rf7 Tue, 06 May 2025 16:20:56 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:11:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the most genuinely unique guitar tones I’ve ever heard”: Submarine Pickups Subsix review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/submarine-pickups-subsix-review exZ2AYGHzdh9qSnzBfNVbV Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:17:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Classic aesthetics with cutting-edge technology”: Are Seymour Duncan's new Jazzmaster Silencers the ultimate Jazzmaster pickups? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-jazzmaster-silencers V6oVwqzpxsABGzzaDY6iNk Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:02:40 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:04:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re all looking for new inspiration. Some of us have been playing humbuckers for a long, long time”: Are we witnessing a P-90 renaissance? Warren Haynes has his say ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/are-we-witnessing-a-p-90-renaissance-warren-haynes-has-his-say iwJ2ZnZuwV4YqXez26wNZj Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:09:00 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve added more versatility into the Strat footprint”: Lollar looks to breathe new life into Strat single coils with the Super-Casters – gold foil-covered pickups with a “larger than life” sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/lollar-super-caster UEhmEKbPqnTGwTMfiwJUqf Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:35:16 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:58:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played Brian Setzer’s personal guitars – the pickups give you more dynamic control. I thought, ‘I have to recreate this!’” How TV Jones revived That Great Gretsch Sound – despite being an underdog in the pickup world ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/tv-jones-profile 6KgLrZ6zcgwdcRaGBZd9g5 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:44:38 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:26:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is no clichéd P.A.F.-repro pickup – it’s completely reinvigorated”: Bare Knuckle PolyPaf humbuckers review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/bare-knuckle-pickups-polypaf-humbucker-review CA8vrZK3QfhdRjhYejCcQH Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:37:00 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:36:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He fell about laughing with glee as he tried them”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer has been honored with signature Bare Knuckles – the same pickups from his new Aristides offset ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/bare-knuckle-mike-stringer-halcyon S7dTGk6C4UVsdFMAKxgpuh Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:12:22 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:46:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For power Stratocaster playing”: The tones of Joe Bonamassa’s obscure “Greenburst” Strat have been brought to the masses with new Seymour Duncan signature pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/seymour-duncan-joe-bonamassa-greenburst-strat-set nJb98MY9Z8AhHkky4xowQc Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:58:42 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even those who couldn’t afford carved tops, fancy inlays or binding weren’t expected to compromise on their tone”: The tonal mysteries of Gibson’s P-90 dog-ear pickups, which got their due in the Les Paul Junior ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/gibson-dog-ear-p-90-les-paul-junior dgXS4C7a5ViZ5jKmuRtprU Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:07:41 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:43:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This pickup could have come out of a late-’50s Gibson. If you had a guitar from that era with these pickups, everyone would be like, ‘Wow. That’s a badass-sounding Les Paul’”: How Adam “Nolly” Getgood and Bare Knuckle reinvented the P.A.F. for a new era ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/adam-nolly-getgood-bare-knuckle-pickups-polypaf NdbW84GUeDFJDirTGCCyfS Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:46:25 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:15:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I went to a Fender event with her and they allowed the public into the exhibit. People were losing their minds. It kind of scared me”: Abigail Ybarra is a legend of the pickup world – but her daughter didn’t realize until she got mobbed by fans ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/abigail-ybarra-mobbed-by-fans 2K4MMvS4JnPWheFgQJ5MTW Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:10:57 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Modding for dummies? Well, some of you more experienced guitar tinkerers might be having a chuckle, but this levels the playing field”: How Gibson’s Quick Connect pickups are the Les Paul mod pretty much anyone can do – no soldering required ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/gibson-quick-connect-pickups-how-to-install-and-are-they-worth-it yShRnyv4Dq2viykKLJhAQo Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:04:54 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:29:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Anyone with a troublesome Tele, whatever style youplay in, needs to hear these”: Bare Knuckle Nomads Set review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/bare-knuckle-nomads-pickups asfJkN43jgxSSkAF2usxxS Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:30:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The world may not be ready for this”: Meet the D.U.M.Bucker – a fully functioning, monstrous eight-coil pickup that you might actually be able to buy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/five-star-guitars-ian-pender-dumbucker BvweqrABxZGBJP2WeydxEP Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:50:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gives you control over the relative level of the two pickups – without adding a second volume control”: Radioshop Telecaster Wiring Mod review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/radioshop-telecaster-wiring-mod-review 8465iFqdHRwjTNMZZT3Dcc Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:39:30 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted the PolyPafs to be true players’ pickups”: Bare Knuckle and Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood look to give PAF-style pickups a modern twist with new signature set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pickups/bare-knuckle-adam-nolly-getgood-polypaf-humbuckers aDnBK4gTKnFotxupRFaUQ6 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:41:02 +0000 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:40:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Early Telecasters tend to get a bit muddy. It's hard to get a really nice, punchy bright front pickup”: Joe Bonamassa fits a budget Squier Tele with his new Seymour Duncan 1950 Broadcaster pickups – and tests it against the vintage Fender original ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-fits-a-budget-squier-tele-with-his-seymour-duncan-1950-broadcaster-pickups RtehMYaaGhHiXenqQydF8L Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:31:41 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s interesting how something so subtle can be so dramatic on the player’s end”: Seymour Duncan supercharges two classic Billy Gibbons guitar tones with new signature Tele and Les Paul pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/billy-gibbons-seymour-duncan-red-devil-telecaster-hades-gates w9FGDbf9AJ3GJVEBJCsFN6 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:15:38 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:56:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Unlock the full tonal potential of your bass”: Fender’s Cobalt Chrome pickups will breathe new life into your Jazz or Precision bass – but developing an all-new bass pickup design wasn’t easy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-cobalt-chrome-bass-pickups-launch 6GDCsBLmuon8EEJSu9fZcN Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:33:37 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A perfect blend of Tele twang and Strat sparkle”: Jason Isbell’s signature pickup set could provide the most versatile vintage Tele tones in Fender’s lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-jason-isbell-telecaster-signature-pickups o4QJfHKLf5yUnZYsZMmwK4 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:55:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ ”Much like Lollar’s other fantastic pickups, the DC-90 is expressive, musical, and now, quieter”: Lollar's new DC-90 pickup gives you that classic P-90 snap, without the pesky noise ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/lollar-dc-90 yp2jyNTSznAQdaTdepyuQd Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:52:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This wasn’t Seth Lover’s instinctual way to create a pickup. This was Les Paul in his ear saying, ‘This is what you should do”: The story – and tones – behind Gibson’s distinctive Alnico V ‘Staple pickup’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gibson-alnico-v-staple-pickup aa57ZRXX2eUhDv2tMDLhME Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:21:33 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:23:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Enjoy thick and edgy P-90 tones without major surgery”: Seymour Duncan might have just changed P-90 pickups forever with its noiseless Phat Cat Silencers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/seymour-duncan-phat-cat-silencer-p-90s QJMRwA4i5gWV4hYJQGHEFN Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:52:34 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:03:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A new world of power and versatility”: Heritage overhauls its Custom Shop Core Collection with the H-157 – debuting all-new pickups in the process ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/heritage-custom-shop-core-collection-h-157 kd7LfiGNuf8XxM3Vnk6Rv Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:17:51 +0000 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:18:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An improvement in both dynamics and string-to-string balance”: DiMarzio and Billy Sheehan have reinvented the P-Bass pickup with a new patent ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dimarzio-billy-sheehan-precision-bass-pickups fRjhsTj3WTGQUT7s8CEvmj Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:48:29 +0000 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:56:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Searing hotness that will cut through any mix”: Seymour Duncan promises country tone without the hum with new noiseless Hot Chicken Strat and Tele pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/seymour-duncan-country-hot-chicken-pickups NnYMG32YUZ2AzECPpGq5kb Wed, 15 May 2024 09:40:03 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:52:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My pickups were tuned in a studio and then tested on the road, the end result being both musical and face melting”: Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slipknot-mick-thomson-fishman-fluence-signature-pickups DJ4HwQ6M6wir35Np27M6Q4 Wed, 08 May 2024 16:50:06 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:45:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you are into anything aggressive, you owe it to yourself to check these out”: Seymour Duncan issues reconfigured alt.metal Blackouts – specifically tailored for low-tuned metal riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/seymour-duncan-alt-metal-blackouts 8Ba9fgLn28E8RFTbFRdkqX Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:27:09 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:27:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’re the all-in-one stop for what I'm looking for”: Seymour Duncan debuts signature Blackouts for Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu, treating its active metal humbucker to a distinct sonic twist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/seymour-duncan-corey-beaulieu-blackouts pdNGTXwfDvbzaCVuq4knZk Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:52:12 +0000 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:52:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The combination of them all can be turned to on a dime, according to the feel and vibe that I'm going for”: Seymour Duncan’s Eric Gales signature pickups promise balance across all five positions ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/seymour-duncan-eric-gales-signature-pickups e6UtBpYJqDtAGMVxucgfGL Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:46:42 +0000 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:46:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve always favoured humbuckers. They’re what my heroes used – Clapton, BB King and Paul Kossoff”: Connor Selby on his greatest gear hits and misses, and the Gibson ES-125 that was the bargain of the century ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/connor-selby-talks-gear HvLJEwZJfvZxUxJreBwgXG Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:22:08 +0000 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:32:20 +0000