My new Seymour Duncan pickup: The Magnetar
Right now I’m at the Seymour Duncan headquarters in Santa Barbara, California. Everyone here is really cool and it’s a lovely part of the world. And I just picked up (pardon the pun) my new Custom Shop...
View ArticleBehold! The Mighty Magnetar!
You may recall this recent post about my Seymour Duncan Custom Shop pickup, the Magnetar. Well now you can hear it! Listen to it on Bandcamp here (and if you like it feel free to kick in a buck or...
View ArticleSeymour Duncan Custom Shop Goes Online
Ever wanted to own a Seymour Duncan Custom Shop pickup? Contrary to what you might think, the Custom Shop isn’t just for the rich and famous: anyone can have them build them a pickup – and they make a...
View ArticleThe Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair
I love when there’s a cool story to go along with a piece of gear, and the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair has one of the coolest. The Éclair evolved from the JB and Jazz combo that Seymour likes so...
View ArticleSeymour Duncan Unleashes SLUG
Its DC resistance is 48k. It lives for stoner/doom metal. It’ll drink all your beer and go through your stuff but it’ll also help you move house because it’s cool like that. It once hog-tied a Rancor....
View ArticleDean Zelinsky Sidekick Pickup: Cool Idea, Not New
For the last few days I’ve been reading about Dean Zelinsky’s new Sidekick pickup. Zelinsky says “The SideKick Pickup is the World’s first pickup that is a true Humbucker and switches to an authentic...
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