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Sherwin Linton, Crib Rods, and the Origins of the B-Bender
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Sherwin Linton, Crib Rods, and the Origins of the B-Bender

The tale behind how the B-Bender came to be

Putting the Hex on Postmodern Pickups
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Putting the Hex on Postmodern Pickups

The past and future of hexaphonic pickups.

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The Pickup Story, Part III: The Road to the Humbucker

Setting the record straight about how and when hum-canceling pickups turned up

The Pickup Story, Part II: De Armond Guitar Microphones
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The Pickup Story, Part II: De Armond Guitar Microphones

The history of the De Armond pickups found in early Guild, D''Angelico, Epiphone, and Martin guitars, among many other brands.

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The Pickup Story, Part I: the 1920s

The early days of pickups: beginning in the late-twenties and early thirties

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Fashioning the Dream

A look behind the scenes into Seymour Duncan''s marketing man''s head

Humbuckers and Mini-Humbuckers
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Humbuckers and Mini-Humbuckers

Looking beyond the standard humbucker to the mini-humbucker, Firebird hubucker and the Johnny Smith humbucker

P-90 Primer
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P-90 Primer

The history behind the fabled P-90

The Guts of the Thing

Last month we decided to focus in-depth on pickups, so I thought we’d start with the Stratocaster, since it’s the best. Yes it is. Oh yes it is. Oh

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Pickups: Hot or Not?

Just what does it mean when a pickup is "hot"?