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DiMarzio is determined to make you like the Tele neck pickup position with its new Muscle T set
By Phil Weller published
The Muscle T aims to add everything Tele pickups lack

Zakk Wylde on how a student introduced him to a pickup pairing that would define his sound
By Phil Weller published
It was a revolutionary moment for the guitarist – and he’s never looked back since

Why Larry DiMarzio decided to start a pickup line that would change the face of guitar music in the 1970s
By Janelle Borg published
DiMarzio started his career as a guitar repairman in New York, when his distaste for stock pickups prompted him to make his own

A shipment of Reverend guitars has been stolen in transit
By Phil Weller published
CEO Ken Haas is hoping fans can help track down the shipment, which also included a bulk pack of Railhammer pickups

Guns N' Roses' show in Saudi Arabia was so hot that Richard Fortus' guitar pickups started to melt
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist’s signature Gretsch was left feeling the heat, and it made for a grizzly sight

Seymour Duncan has recreated Philip Sayce's blues rock tones with new signature single-coil set
By Phil Weller published
Sayce’s sound blends a 1963 Strat with pickups from 1958, which have been faithfully reverse-engineered by Seymour Duncan’s in-house tone experts

“We’re all looking for new inspiration. These P-90 pickups work really well”: Warren Haynes on the P-90 renaissance
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Need some fresh sounds? The Allman Bros guitarist says P-90s are "instantly the tonal change I’m looking for"

Lollar looks to breathe new life into Strat single coils with the Super-Casters
By Phil Weller published
With bigger and longer magnets, the Super-Casters serve up classic Strat sounds and then some

How TV Jones built an enviable reputation despite being an underdog in the pickup world
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

ESP goes all-in on single-pickup builds for 2025 – is the neck humbucker becoming a thing of the past for metal guitars?
By Phil Weller published
The Japanese luthier has dropped 28 new models, with half of those featuring single-pickup designs as it reflects changing trends in the metal guitar scene
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