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Fender Cobalt Chrome bass pickups
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

By Matt Owen Published

Voiced by tone titan Tim Shaw, Fender's latest Jazz and Precision bass pickups look to help reduce noise and add extra flair to your low-end tone

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Fender Jason Isbell Telecaster Signature Pickups
Jason Isbell’s signature pickup set could provide the most versatile vintage Tele tones in Fender’s lineup

By Matt Owen Published

Voiced by Tim Shaw, the Americana virtuoso's new set of signature single coils provide a suite of Fender sounds suitable for his rootsy and modern rock requirements

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”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

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Imbued with a distinct character that adds depth and dimension to everything from sparkling cleans to brawny, Van Halen-style riffs – the DC-90 delivers everything you need from a P-90, without those annoying drawbacks

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Gibson Les Paul Custom
“This was Les Paul in his ear”: The story behind Gibson’s distinctive Alnico V ‘Staple pickup’

By Jamie Dickson Published

A lesser celebrated pickup the ‘Staple’ pickup features those distinctive rectangular polepieces and a sound that makes it ripe for rediscovery, especially with a range of replicas on the market

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Seymour Duncan Phat Cat Silencer
Seymour Duncan might have just changed P-90 pickups forever with its noiseless Phat Cat Silencers

By Phil Weller Published

The humbucker-sized pickups offer all the tonal qualities of P-90s without extraneous noise at high-gain settings

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Heritage Custom Shop Core Collection H-157
Heritage overhauls its Custom Shop Core Collection with the H-157 – debuting all-new pickups in the process

By Phil Weller Published

The LP-style guitar boasts new humbuckers that promise “more oomph and power”

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close up shots of DiMarzio bass pickups
DiMarzio and Billy Sheehan have reinvented the P-Bass pickup with a new patent

By Janelle Borg Published

The new DiMarzio design reimagines P-Bass pickup covers, promising improvements in both playability and performance

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A person playing a turquoise Strat on the left and a woman playing a Telecaster on the right while smiling
Seymour Duncan promises country tone without the hum with new noiseless Hot Chicken Strat and Tele pickups

By Janelle Borg Published

Seymour Duncan’s latest single coils were designed with contemporary country guitarists’ high-gain demands in mind

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Mick Thomson of Slipknot performs in concert at the Ericsson Globe Arena on February 21, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden
Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set

By Janelle Borg Published

Mick Thomson's signature pickups come fully equipped with three voicings that reflect the wide array of tones Thomson has employed during his career

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Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts
Seymour Duncan issues reconfigured alt.metal Blackouts

By Phil Weller Published

The latest Blackouts set caters to alternative metal players who favor drop C# or lower tunings

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