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Rig Rundown: Suzanne Santo
September 16, 2020
The spunky solo artist/former HoneyHoney frontwoman shows off her “Sweet Baby” Eastman and a sultry 335 that accompany her smoky, impassioned voice—plus reveals how touring with Hozier "leveled-up" her fingerstyle chops.
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Seymour Duncan Unveils Brad Paisley Signature Secret Agent Pickup Set
August 27, 2020
This stealthy new neck position pickup is recessed and designed to hide under the pickguard of a Fender Esquire.
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Seymour Duncan Polaron: The Premier Guitar Review
August 13, 2020
This multi-stage analog phaser/envelope filter generates a trove of mad, moody modulation flavors you can manage and store via digital control.
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Fender Announces the Stories Collection Brent Mason Telecaster
August 11, 2020
One of the most-recorded guitarists gets the spitting-image signature treatment on his heavily-modified 1967 solidbody.
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Seymour Duncan Releases Signature Wes Hauch Jupiter Rails Pickups
July 23, 2020
A passive rails set with a ceramic magnet, stainless-steel rail poles, and tons of output.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: Two Sweet Rides
May 7, 2020
A Canadian guitarist has his dream G&L made to match his Harley.
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First Look: Seymour Duncan Polaron
April 6, 2020
Mountains of modulation are amassed in a stomp that goes way beyond basic phasing.
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Seymour Duncan Launches the "Music Heals" Campaign
April 1, 2020
The campaign includes promoting professional musicians on the Music Heals website.
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10 "Wide Range"-Style Pickups for Plebs
March 6, 2020
Fender's hallowed vintage humbucker with CuNiFe-magnet pole pieces boasts one-of-a-kind tones. Problem is, it costs $500+ per pickup on the used market.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: Townshend Tribute
February 27, 2020
A reader gives a goldtop Schecter PT a new neck, hardware swaps, and two Duncan ’59 humbuckers wired for tonal variety.
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Rig Rundown: Jared James Nichols
February 26, 2020
No picks needed for this high-octane blues rocker, who keeps it simple with a single-P-90 signature Epiphone and namesake Blackstar head that doubles as his carry-on.
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Dean Thoroughbred Select Quilt Top TCS: The Premier Guitar Review
February 18, 2020
Flashy and fabulously playable, this single-cut boasts a surprising number of tonal personalities.
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Seymour Duncan and Brad Paisley Collaborate on La Brea Pickups
January 28, 2020
One of country's top pickers gets his own vintage-spec'd single-coils with alnico II and IV magnets.
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Rig Rundown: Intervals
January 1, 2020
Prog-metal architect Aaron Marshall shows off a pair of dazzling Mayones prototypes before he explains using a small digital footprint for tons of tones.
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Rig Rundown: Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Joel Hoekstra and Chris Caffery
December 25, 2019
Huge arena-rock guitar tones meet heavy-metal Christmas jams on one of the year’s most successful tours. Go behind the scenes to see how the guitar tandem kick out the holiday jams.
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Seymour Duncan Announces the Diamondhead
November 14, 2019
A dual overdrive/boost pedal that aims to cop classic metal and hard rock tones.
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Tools for the Task: Humbuckers for the Heavy
October 18, 2019
Inject your guitar with newfound fury by dropping in a new humbucker or two.
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Framus Adds the Panthera II Studio Supreme Masterbuilt & Teambuilt Models
June 8, 2019
The German stalwart updates the popular 6-string with a three-dimensional, flame-maple top, and various Seymour Duncan pickup pairings.
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No-Brainer Mods 2019!
April 11, 2019
Three entry-level axes and the DIY projects that turn them into secret weapons for the stage and studio.
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Seymour Duncan Releases the Dark Sun Digital Delay and Reverb
April 9, 2019
Watch an in-depth demo with Periphery's Mark Holcomb on how the pedal has become an "idea generator."
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