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"I’m just gonna warn you – these are the LOUDEST pickups I’ve ever heard in a guitar": Bare Knuckle Halcyon humbucker pickup review
By Paul Riario published
Could the Halcyon humbucker be the forceful sonic voice you've been seeking?

Maricela Juarez is a legend in the pickup game – and she was given the ultimate shoutout by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith
By Phil Weller published
The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager says working with Peter Frampton was her greatest achievement – until this touching moment

Seymour Duncan has retooled its Jeff Beck-backed JB pickup – and it might be your next Tele mod
By Phil Weller published
The metal and blues-approved pickup has been given a single-coil-sized makeover, with the JB Jr. aiming to rectify classic Tele issues

What gives a Fender guitar its spirit? For the Custom Shop's Senior Master Builder, there’s only one answer
By Phil Weller published
Paul Waller has singled out what he believes to be the defining feature of a Fender guitar – and it might surprise you

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
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