Latest about pickups
Legendary pickup builder Abigail Ybarra comes out of retirement to work with former Fender Master Builder
The Castedosa ABI is a Strat-style build from former Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Carlos Lopez, and designed to honor Ybarra’s legacy
Slipknot's Mick Thomson has just released his much-speculated Fishman Fluence signature pickup set
Mick Thomson's signature pickups come fully equipped with three voicings that reflect the wide array of tones Thomson has employed during his career
Seymour Duncan issues reconfigured alt.metal Blackouts
The latest Blackouts set caters to alternative metal players who favor drop C# or lower tunings
“The original Hentor brought a mix of tone and playability that empowered me to explore sounds I had never attempted before”: Alex Lifeson’s LERXST Limelight pickguard provides the transferable tones of one of his most iconic instruments
Lifeson’s Hentor Sportscaster was used extensively throughout the ‘80s, and featured on numerous Rush records and tours
“The best Tele tones I've ever had”: Rabea Massaad seeks to make the Telecaster more versatile than ever with new Bare Knuckle Nomad pickups
Rabea Massaad's third signature set with Bare Knuckle aims to do for the Fender Telecaster what his radical Triptych single coils did for the Stratocaster
Should you replace or upgrade your guitar? Fender just gave you the answer with a whopping 20% off official parts and pickups
Here are the four discounted upgrades we'd choose from the official Fender shop
NAMM 2024: “If ’80s hair metal on a Gretsch Country Gentleman is your thing, who are we to stop you?” DiMarzio supercharges the Filter’Tron format with 3 new humbuckers – including a Super Distor’Tron
The legendary pickup firm’s New’Tron, PAF® Tron, and Super Distor’Tron aim to deliver a sound in between an ES-335 and a Telecaster while increasing their compatibility with modern amps
P90s vs humbuckers: Which pickups should you choose?
We deep dive into the differences and similarities between these two powerful pickup options
Joe Bonamassa called his ‘51 Fender Nocaster “the most dynamic instrument I have ever played in my life” – now Seymour Duncan has released a signature pickup set based on that guitar
The prized guitar was recreated by Fender as an $8,500 signature model in 2021 – and now its humbucker/single-coil combo can be bought as a standalone set
