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By Matt McCracken Published
A hexaphonic guitar pickup allows you to process each of your guitar strings individually, but is it a superpowered creative tool or a niche gimmick?

By Jenna Scaramanga Published
Seymour Duncan's triple-coil design promises to succeed where others have failed, and deliver true single coil tone with no noise

By Jenna Scaramanga Published
Need some fresh sounds? The Allman Bros guitarist says P-90s are "instantly the tonal change I’m looking for"

By Phil Weller Published
With bigger and longer magnets, the Super-Casters serve up classic Strat sounds and then some

By Brandon Stoner Published
One persona’s small-shop attitude and one-to-one service secured his company’s place in a challenging market, and helped revitalize the Gretsch brand

By Paul Riario Published
Adam “Nolly” Getgood's signature humbucker redefines the O.G. classic for the 21st century

By Phil Weller Published
The high-output Halcyon humbuckers promise the power of active pickups with the benefits of passive designs

By Phil Weller Published
The single-coils feature period-correct wiring, staggered Alnico 5 magnets, and gray bottom flatwork to faithfully recreate the tones of the “star” guitar

By Huw Price Published
A lightweight mahogany body and a wraptail bridge virtually guarantees great tone – and the P-90 pickup is an electrifying addition

By Jamie Dickson Published
Gibson’s P.A.F. has to be the most-cloned pickup of all time, but what if it was used as a launching pad for a humbucker with more oomph? Getgood and Tim Mills of Bare Knuckle might just have the answer with the PolyPaf
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