Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan are an American producer of active and passive guitar pickups. Well known models include the 59, JB, Full Shred and Blackout series. They are the chief rivals of Pickup Producer DiMarzio and EMG.

Passive Humbuckers

 * SH-1 '59 - PAF model
 * SH-2 Jazz - low output PAF model
 * SH-3 StagMag - staggered pole-pieces, designed for SSH Strats, creates nice single-coil tone when tapped
 * SH-4 JB - originally mounted on Jeff Beck's Telecaster, high output rewind PAF
 * SH-5 Custom - high output, ceramic magnet
 * SH-6 Duncan Distortion - high output, ceramic magnet
 * SH-7 Seymourizer II - discontinued and reissued as SH-6 Neck with exact same spec, to avoid confusion with SH7 series
 * SH7-X - series for 7-string guitars
 * SH-8 Invader - high output ceramic magnet
 * SH-9 Silver Bird - discontinued, DiMarzio X2N type, clean-sounding, doesn't create distortion almost at all
 * SH-10 Full Shred - double adjustable pole-pieces, Vivian Campbell
 * SH-11 Custom Custom - same as SH-5 but with Alnico II magnet
 * SH-12 Screaming Demon - George Lynch
 * SH-13 Dimebucker - Dimebag Darrell, Bill Lawrence L-500XL type
 * SH-14 Custom 5 - same as SH-5 but with Alnico V magnet
 * SH-15 Alternative 8 - Alnico 8
 * APH-1 AlnicoII Pro - Slash
 * PA-XX Parallel Axis - unique pole-piece design to obtain enchanced sustain, Bruce Saraceno
 * Antiquity - Aged PAF replica
 * Antiquity II - Aged mini-humbucker replica

Trembuckers
Humbuckers and Trembuckers are very similar to each other, and most humbucker models also come in Trembucker versions. The Trembucker-spaced JB, for example, is a TB-4 and the humbucker-spaced version in an SH-4. The only difference is the wider spacing of the pole pieces on the Trembucker versions. Trembuckers are designed for wider string most commonly associated with Floyd Rose or vintage Tremolos with a string spacing of 2.070" or 52.6mm, measured center of high string to center of low string over the bridge pickup. Humbuckers are designed for bridges with traditional Gibson humbucker string spacing of 1.930" or 49mm.

Blackouts
Seymour Duncan Blackouts are a line of active pickups. They are known for their harmonically rich, deep sound and high output. In addition to the standard AHB-1 model, there are the more aggressive, higher output AHB-2 Blackout "Metals," which feature increased treble and mid range, and the AHB-3 Mick Thomson EMTY pickups, which have increased bass and treble, as well as higher output, although not as high as the Metals.