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NAMM 2023: Josh Smith and Seymour Duncan release the Flat V pickup set – an unorthodox blend of Tele-style single coils
By Matt Owen published
The pickups – which first arrived in the blues titan's Ibanez signature model – feature a unique combination of Alnico 2, 3 and 4 magnets in order to facilitate dynamic, expressive playing

How Jeff Beck and Seymour Duncan created humbucker magic with the classic JB pickup
By Dave Burrluck published
While the classic Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB was never actually a signature pickup, without Jeff it may never have happened…

Best Strat pickups 2025: upgrade your tone with a new set of pups
By Richard Blenkinsop published
Treat your prized old battle axe to a set of the best Stratocaster pickups – single coils and humbuckers included

NAMM 2023: Seymour Duncan and Lari Basilio may have just launched the most versatile HSS pickup set on the market
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The virtuoso’s signature pickups span Strat, Tele and humbucker tones thanks to a cunningly disguised middle single coil

Seymour Duncan and Mark Holcomb unveil Scarlet and Scourge humbuckers, wound for crushing tone through amp modelers
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Periphery riffer’s latest signature pickup set tells us where digital amp technology leads us, the pickups must follow

Seymour Duncan brings the funk with standalone release of Cory Wong signature Clean Machine pickups
By Jackson Maxwell published
Aside from the requisite, spanky funk cleans, the Clean Machines also produce – with the help of an extra-hot, Alnico V-powered bridge pickup – "singing" leads that are said to excel when driven

Want a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker for your Tele? That’s now an option
By Matt Parker published
The pickup brand has packed the Billy Gibbons-inspired design into a single coil-sized humbucker

Kramer Disciple D-1 Bass review
By Joel McIver last updated
The unashamedly extrovert K-Bass continues its purple reign

How an oddball baritone became one of the most valuable Squier guitars of all time
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
Launched in 2014 and discontinued in 2019, Fender's affordable Vintage Modified Baritone Jazzmaster is now selling for upwards of $2,000 on the used market – we investigate why
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