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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

Abigail Ybarra is a legend of the pickup world – but her daughter didn’t realize until she got mobbed by fans
By Matt Owen published
The famed pickup maker worked for Fender for more than 50 years, and her pickups were played by some of the biggest guitar players in the game, including Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton

Meet the D.U.M.Bucker – a fully functioning, monstrous eight-coil pickup that you might actually be able to buy
By Phil Weller published
The earth-shaking octa-coil went viral on social media – and its maker has confirmed five units will be made available for those brave enough to give it a go

Seymour Duncan supercharges two classic Billy Gibbons guitar tones with new signature Tele and Les Paul pickups
By Matt Owen published
The Pearly Gates have been beefed-up as the Hades Gates, and the ZZ Top legend's Red Devil humbucker has been turned into a hot output Telecaster pickup

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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