Sales and Web Order FAQ
All Sales Questions
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- How Can I Check the Progress of my Seymour Duncan Order?
- What if I need to cancel or change my Seymour Duncan Order?
- Where Can I Find an Authorized Seymour Duncan Dealer for Seymour Duncan guitar pickups and pedals in the United States?
- Where Can I Purchase Seymour Duncan guitar pickups, pedals and accessories outside the United States?
- What is your exchange policy? (21 Day Real World Exchange)
HyperSwitch
PowerStage Amplifier Technical Information
PowerStage Amplifier FAQs
- Can I use my PowerStage amp outside the United States, or can I use a PowerStage bought outside the United States within the United States?
- Can I power my PowerStage amp from the AC outlet on a multi-pedal power supply?
- Can I plug a different instrument into each of the inputs of my PowerStage 100s or PowerStage 700?
- Can I combine cabinets with different speaker configurations and different Ohm ratings?
- Can I use my PowerStage 100s or PowerStage 700 in dual mono?
- Can I run my PowerStage 700 Bass, PowerStage 700, PowerStage 200 or PowerStage 100s using direct outputs without a speaker load?
Single Coil Pickups
Telecaster FAQs
- Why do the mounting screws provided with my Seymour Duncan Telecaster neck pickup pass through the mounting holes? How do I mount it to my pickguard?
- What is the Best Pickup Height for a Telecaster?
- What Value of Volume Pot and Tone Pot should I Use in my Telecaster?
- What Wiring Diagram Should I Use for Brad Paisley La Brea Telecaster Pickups?
- Does Pickguard Material Affect the Brad Paisley Secret Agent Tele Neck Pickup’s Performance?
Stratocaster Pickup FAQs
- What size mounting screws are provided with Seymour Duncan Stratocaster pickups?
- What Value Volume Pot and Tone Pot should I use in my Stratocaster?
- What does RWRP mean in Stratocaster pickups?
- Can I mix different model Strat® pickups in one guitar?
- What is the Recommended Pickup Height for a Stratocaster®?
- Does Seymour Duncan Offer Customized Pre-loaded Stratocaster® Pickguards?
P90 Pickups
P90 Pickup FAQs
- What size mounting screws are provided with Seymour Duncan P90 Pickups?
- Can I buy replacement covers for my Antiquity P90 pickups?
- Will Seymour Duncan P90 Soapbar pickups fit in my guitar?
- What Value of Volume Pot or Tone Pot Should I use for my P90 pickups?
- Why is my P90 Pickup Noisy?
- Will P90 Soapbars fit in a Les Paul Deluxe routed for Mini-humbuckers?
Humbuckers
Humbucker Pickup FAQs
- What size mounting screws are provided with Seymour Duncan Humbuckers?
- Can you make humbuckers with both coils cream colored?
- My new Invader neck pickup is reading open or dead DCR on a multimeter. Is it defective?
- Do your make slanted multiscale humbuckers for 6 string guitars, 7 string guitars or 8 string guitars?
Learn About Pickups
Wiring & Technical FAQ
Seymour W Duncan Q & A
Troubleshooting
- How Do You Test your Pickups?
- How Can You Tell if a Pickup Isn't Working Properly?
- What Can Damage a Pickup?
- What are Some of the Things that Can Cause a Pickup to Fail?
- Can Dropping the Pickup Affect the Magnetic Field or Coil?
- What Causes Static in Pickups?
Pickup Types
- What is a Humbucking Pickup?
- What is a Single Coil Pickup?
- What is a Stack Pickup?
- What is a Rail Type Humbucking Pickup?
- What are Gibson Melody Maker Pickups?
- How Many Parts Make Up Various Gibson Pickups?
Switching and Wiring
- What Value Volume and Tone Controls Should be Used?
- What is Volume and Tone Control?
- How Do You Split a Humbucker?
- How Can You Make a Humbucker Sound Out of Phase?
- What is Shielding a Pickup?
- Can I Wire Two Pickups in Series?
Parts and Tools
- What Kinds of Tools Should I Use When Working on Pickups?
- What Kind of Solder Should I Use?
- How Can I Measure the DC Resistance of a Pickup?
- What Setting Do You Use to Check a Pickup with a Volt-Ohm Meter?
- What Are Mounting Rings?
- How Large Should a Hole Be to Mount a Pickup?
Adjustment
- How Do I Balance the Height of Pickups in My Guitar?
- How Does the Height Affect the Output in a Pickup?
- Can Humidity Cause Any Harm to Pickups?
- Is it Safe to Re-Align the Pole Pieces on my Staggered Pickups?
- How Often Do Pickups Need Adjustment?
- How Does the Pickup Position Influence the Sound of the Pickup?