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Access “hundreds of tones” from your guitar with Seymour Duncan’s app-controlled HyperSwitch selector switch
By Guitar World Staff published
The game-changing programmable switch allows players to design, store and recall numerous pickup configurations via their smartphone

Seymour Duncan's latest humbucker set channels one of rock guitar's most successful albums
By Jackson Maxwell published
Unveiled in tandem with new Steve Miller and Pete Anderson pickup sets, the Frampton Comes Alive 'buckers are part of a limited-edition series celebrating longtime Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager Maricela “MJ” Juarez

The biggest pickup drop of the year? Seymour Duncan unveils new Alex Skolnick, Warren DeMartini signature sets and the EVH-inspired Little '78
By Jackson Maxwell published
Also new from the pickup firm is the Exciter humbucker, which takes its sonic cues from the glory days of glam rock

Nail Slash’s iconic tone - only louder - with the new Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0 pickup set
By Guitar World Staff published
New humbucker is a hotter version of the guitarist’s celebrated APH-2 pickup

Best electric guitar pickups 2025: upgrade your tone with single-coils, P90s, humbuckers, and more
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
We’ve rounded up the best electric guitar pickups available on the market right now for a range of budgets, including models from Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, and more.

We’re living in a new golden age for guitar pickups – here’s why
By Matt Parker published
From multi-voice options to Bluetooth switching and a stream of signature sets – after decades of stagnant development, there has been a boom in pickup innovations

Seymour Duncan issues new version of Slash’s signature humbuckers with one key upgrade
By Matt Owen published
The Slash 2.0 pickups are based on the GNR rocker's flagship APH-2 set – which he's used for nearly a decade – but make one essential tweak

NAMM 2023: Seymour Duncan announces the HyperSwitch – an app-controlled selector switch that lets you create custom pickup wiring configurations via Bluetooth
By Matt Owen published
From phase reversal and coil splitting to series and parallel configurations, this potential game-changer lets players design, store and recall numerous pickup configurations using a smartphone

NAMM 2023: Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan release ‘63 Cradle Rock Strat signature pickup set, based on the blues-rocker's prized sunburst Fender
By Matt Owen published
The three single coils, crafted in the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop, were deemed by JoBo to be "spot on" recreations of those found in his original '63 Strat

Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan
By Matt Owen published
Thomson's wife and guitar tech both published telling posts on social media, after the Slipknot maestro was spotted playing ESPs live during the band's recent shows in Japan
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