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  1. TECH TIPS: Pickups, Hot or Not?

    Some pickups are “hotter” than others. But what does this mean? Does it mean that these pickups will push an amplifier harder, resulting in more gain and volume? Yes. Does it mean that these pickups will impart a warmer, fuller tone? Generally, yes. But why is this? And how do you make a pickup hotter? And how does DC resistance...
  2. TECH TIPS: Pickup School

    It can be difficult, confusing as hell to the untrained ear and possibly expensive, depending on your budget. How can you tell (in advance) what pickup will be right for the sound you want? If you don't already know, then you simply can't answer this question without help or a lot of work. You will have to rely on someone...
  3. TECH TIPS: Anatomy of a Solder Joint

    By Seymour Duncan Guru Scott Miller Have you ever tried to solder to the back of a volume pot, only to watch the joint pop off like a champagne cork? Though we may not want to admit it, we’ve all had them: bad solder joints. A good solder joint should look nice and shiny. A bad solder joint will look...
  4. TECH TIPS: Pickups, Bucking the Hum

    What is a humbucking pickup? What does it do? What does it sound like? And why is it called that? A humbucking pickup is a type of pickup that is especially good at doing two things. First, they’re designed to solve the problem of suppressing external noise; built with two coils in a way that makes them cancel the annoying...
  5. TECH TIPS: Adjusting Your Pickups - Fine Tune Your Sound

    Here is a TECH TIP for our friends at Seymour Duncan showing you how to dial in your pickups: By Frank Falbo, Seymour Duncan VP of Products Most guitars have screws around the pickups for adjusting pickup height. Most guitar factories adjust the pickups to a median height, but why not find the best height for your tone? While you...

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