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Abigail Ybarra is a legend of the pickup world – but her daughter didn’t realize until she got mobbed by fans
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
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
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
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
Best acoustic guitar pickups 2025: electrify your acoustic with our expert picks
Whether it be for performing live or recording at home, the best acoustic guitar pickups from LR Baggs, Fishman and others will help you enhance your tone
“This was Les Paul in his ear”: The story behind Gibson’s distinctive Alnico V ‘Staple pickup’
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
Best P-90 pickups 2025: Rejuvenate your guitar tone with a fresh set of P-90s covering various price points and styles
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
Seymour Duncan might have just changed P-90 pickups forever with its noiseless Phat Cat Silencers
The humbucker-sized pickups offer all the tonal qualities of P-90s without extraneous noise at high-gain settings
