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Seymour Duncan - News and Rumours
You want all the latest news, rumours and everything else there’s to know about Seymour Duncan? We're happy to oblige: On this page you’ll find everything at a glance – and it’s always up to date!
Jennifer Batten Interview: Playing With The King Of Pop
18 Dec 2023 · In this interview, we catch up with legendary guitarist, Jennifer Batten, as she tells tales of touring with Michael Jackson and Jeff Beck.
Seymour Duncan HyperSwitch: Bluetooth control for your pickups
11 Apr 2023 · The Seymour Duncan HyperSwitch allows guitarists to access hundreds of pickup combinations via smartphone with Bluetooth
Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Deluxe: Analogue delay with digital control
18 Jun 2021 · The Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Deluxe offers great-sounding BBD delays with modern-day digital control, making it a super versatile delay pedal.
Legends of Tone: How to sound like Slash from Guns N’ Roses
22 May 2021 · What gear did legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash use to get his famous guitar tone? We go on a journey into the sound of rock 'n' roll!
Seymour Duncan PowerStage 200: Plenty of power and features for your pedal board
10 May 2020 · 200 Watts, only 1.3 kg - and all in a compact format for your pedal board! The Seymour Duncan PowerStage 200 adds more power and useful functions to the older 170 model. An enticing proposition.
Phase, Rotary, Autowah and more: The new Seymour Duncan Polaron phaser pedal
11 Mar 2020 · Seymour Duncan's new Polaron has a big array of analogue phase tones available, like Auto Wah, Rotary Speaker (Leslie), Talkbox, Flanger and Phaser - all controlled using a digital technology.
Seymour Duncan’s new Diamondhead multistage distortion pedal takes us back to the 80s
14 Nov 2019 · Seymour Duncan's new Diamondhead is an '80s-flavoured multistage distortion pedal with a flexible 3-band EQ and added boost section. This baby could be perfect for 80s hard rock - among other things.
NAMM 2019: Seymour Duncan Dark Sun
27 Jan 2019 · Periphery's Mark Holcomb gets a new signature delay/reverb called the Dark Sun and it has some great features and routing available for modern styles.
Ceramic vs. Alnico: Which pickups sound better?
09 Dec 2018 · It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...
Seymour Duncan unveils the Billy Gibbons’ Red Devil PAF set – for Strats!
19 Sep 2018 · The Red Devil PAF pickup set gets you closer to Billy Gibbon's Texan Blues tone without having to hack up your beloved Stratocaster. But how close to Billy's Pearly Gates do they sound?
Seymour Duncan Fooz pedal: Wobbly synth-style fuzz for your guitar
29 Aug 2018 · Fuzz, filters and LFOs. What more could an effects pedal junkie ask for? Seymour Duncan's new Fooz pedal aims to give you as many options as possible to tweak as possible in one box.
The Big Tube Screamer Shoot-out: 22 TS pedals and clones compared!
19 Aug 2018 · Do all Tube Scremers sound the same? Music retailer Thomann has made a video comparing 22 versions of the classic overdrive pedal, covering an enormous range of pedals and price points.
Seymour Duncan Silver Lake, a big blue box full of dynamic reverb
03 Apr 2018 · Seymour Duncan's latest effects pedal packs in plenty of useful reverb effects and also has a dynamic control that responds to your playing style in realtime.
Seymour Duncan and Dave Mustaine issue Thrash Factor humbucker
14 Dec 2017 · How did Mustaine get THAT tone on Rust In Peace? Might have been down to an oddly wound stock Seymour Duncan humbucker - so now they have recreated it in the form of the Thrash Factor.
Jef’s Pedal Roundup – Tumnus Overdrive, Omni Reverb and La Super Rica
27 Nov 2017 · This week, Jef's picked some hot new pedals by well-known US pedal builders, with new takes on old favourites, from mythical overdrives to rasping '70s fuzz pedals and full plate/room reverbs.
Seymour Duncan Joe Bonamassa Amos Pickup Set – ’58 Flying V tone?
24 Nov 2017 · Just when you think Joe Bonamassa surely can't get any more endorsement deals in 2017 the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop proves us all wrong and releases new signature pickups for him
Seymour Duncan PowerStage 170: The ultimate pedal-format guitar amp?
16 Jun 2017 · Seymour Duncan’s PowerStage 170 power amp pedal should fit in your gig bag, so leave you with loads of space in your boot for more important things like beer!
NAMM 2017: Seymour Duncan Andromeda delay – Out of this world
20 Jan 2017 · Andromeda is a new feature-packed 'dynamic delay' pedal that will have you up all night making odd noises - and reading the manual...
Seymour Duncan Hendrix signature pickups: Marketing Voodoo ?
07 Nov 2016 · Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's name carries a lot of weight and can sell just about anything. Will these new signature pickups get you close to the great man's tone? Who knows, frankly.
Seymour Duncan Saturday Night Special: A new set of ’70s humbucker tones
24 Jul 2016 · A new range of 1970s inspired Alnico 4 humbuckers from master pickup winder Mr Seymour Duncan, with more output in the bridge and less 'muddyiness' in the neck, or so they claim.