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This new 75th Anniversary Telecaster features a genuine Fender first – and it could change the face of Teles to come
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Fastlane humbucker is Fender’s first-ever in-house rail humbucker – and you should expect to see a lot more of it…

This guitar has 64 pickups – and it could revolutionize guitar recording
By Phil Weller published
The PolyMap system means each string benefits from eight dedicated polyphonic pickup capsules that track simultaneously, for a post-production playground

Metallica has rolled out something special to help celebrate 50 years of EMG
By Phil Weller published
Updated sets for James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo will only be available in 2026

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
By Matt Owen published
3rd Power's MagFRAG system has been channeled into two new pickup lines that could give players unprecedented tonal control

Fishman brings Herman Li’s PRS Chleo Fluence pickups to the masses – but there’s a catch
By Phil Weller published
The Omniforce pickup set offers six distinct voices to capture Li’s wide tonal range

Seymour Duncan goes toe-to-toe with Fishman with its triple-voiced MortalCoil active pickups
By Phil Weller published
Offering three distinct voices in one package and promising fast, dynamic response and long battery life, these might be SD’s most modern pickups yet

Best P-90 pickups 2026: Rejuvenate your guitar tone with a fresh set – here's my picks covering a range of prices and styles
By Daryl Robertson last updated
The P-90 is one of the most versatile single coil pickups ever made and here's the very best from Seymour Duncan, Fishman, Mojotone and more

Slash played a Gibson SG at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show – and now its purpose-built Seymour Duncan humbuckers have been released
By Phil Weller published
The Slash 3.0 humbuckers are his first with Alnico V magnets, and they were developed by a pickup-making legend for his Back to the Beginning SG
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