- Seymour Duncan
Infobox Company
company_name=Seymour Duncan
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company_slogan="for tone that sets you apart"
company_type=Private
foundation=1978
founder=Mr. Seymour W. Duncan and Ms. Cathy Carter Duncan
location=Goleta,California
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industry=Pickups and effects pedals
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num_employees=125
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homepage= [http://www.seymourduncan.com/]Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of
guitar pickup s, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in late 1978 by guitarist and luthierSeymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta,California .Notable users
The first artist signature pickup was the SH-12 "Screamin' Demon" model, created for George Lynch (
Dokken , Lynch Mob). Another well known Seymour Duncan artist was "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, with whom they collaborated on a signature pickup, the SH-13 "Dimebucker", which has been used on Abbott's tribute guitars produced byWashburn Guitars andDean Guitars and which Darrell used in the later days of Pantera and exclusively with Damageplan.Seymour Duncan's Alnico II Pro (APH-1) pickups are also exclusively used by
Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash. Seymour Duncan's best selling pickup model is the SH-4 "JB Model" humbucker, that originated from a pickup Seymour made in in early '70s for his heroJeff Beck who had the PAF pickups switched out of his guitar by a dishonest guitar tech. Beck used the pickups in his seminal release "Blow By Blow" in a guitar built for him by Seymour, dubbed the "Tele-Gib," which featured a JB pickup in the bridge position and a "JM" or Jazz Model pickup in the neck.Kurt Cobain of Nirvana used Seymour Duncan pickups on a variety of his guitars. [http://www.kurtsequipment.com/]Mark Hoppus of+44 uses a Seymour Duncan Basslines Quarter Pounder in his signature bass.Dave Mustaine ofMegadeth collaborated with Seymour Duncan to produce his very own signature set of active humbuckers, "Dave Mustaine Livewires."Randy Rhoads used Seymour Duncan Jazz and JB pickups on his Jackson custom (now Rhoads style) guitars.Products
The company produces a large range of pickups for both guitar and bass, both
single coil andhumbucking varieties. It has recently moved into the guitar effects pedal market.External links
* [http://www.guitarjamdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=378&Itemid=46 Seymour Duncan Audio Interview on Guitar Jam Daily]
* [http://www.seymourduncan.com/ Seymour Duncan official website]
* [http://www.seymourduncan.com/news/newsletterwinter04.shtml#product_spotlight JB Turns 30]
* [http://www.buddyhawke.com/seymour-duncan-pickup-reviews/ Seymour Duncan Pickup Reviews]
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