What does sh stand for in Seymour Duncan pickups?
Standard Humbucker
SH simply stands for Standard Humbucker, though I like to believe it means “Seymour’s Humbucker!”
What is a Seymour Duncan DDJ?
DDJ = Duncan Distortion wound by Maricela Juarez, head of the Seymour Duncan Co. Custom Shop. It measures 16k on my voltmeter. It has 6″ of wire length. High output humbucker built for aggressive playing styles.
Are Seymour Duncan hand wound?
Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups are true and faithful recreations of pickups from this golden age. For example, each Antiquity single coil is hand-wound using a scatter-wind process which is faithful to how the originals were made. The winding of the single coils is a completely hand-guided process.
Who is MJ at Seymour Duncan?
Maricela
Maricela “MJ” Juarez manning her pickup winding station Juarez has worked alongside Seymour Duncan for more than 30 years, establishing herself as the legendary pickup builder’s most trusted collaborator.
What makes a guitar pickup louder?
Pickup Location – The guitar strings vibrate much less at the bridge pickup than at the neck pickup, and more vibration equals more voltage. If you place two identical pickups in both positions, the neck pickup will be much louder.
Why choose the Seymour Duncan TB-6?
The TB-6 is for balanced and warm instruments, and works especially well with rosewood fingerboards. Why choose Seymour Duncan? Quite simply, it boils down to tone.
Why choose Seymour Duncan pickups?
Seymour Duncan is dedicated to getting the best tone possible from his pickups, from modern metal monsters to faithful reproductions of gems from the ’50s and ’60s. At Sweetwater, we know that tone is important to you, which is why we choose to carry Seymour Duncan pickups.
What is a TB6 Trembucker used for?
The TB-6 Duncan Distortion Trembucker was built for aggressive playing styles. This humbucker is recommended for old-school metal, nü-metal, gothic, garage, punk, thrash, and other heavy rock styles, and is great for drop tunings.
How do I choose the Duncan Distortion (SH-6)?
Our original high-output passive humbucker pickup, the Duncan Distortion (SH-6) delivers tight and mean lows with searing top end—ideal for a wide variety of rock and metal styles. Select the number of strings you have on your guitar. Choose the position that you need for your guitar.