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Seymour W Duncan Q & A

Seymour W Duncan answers questions about pickups, magnets, wire, construction, mods, adjustments and more...

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?
See all 56 articles

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?
See all 17 articles

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?
See all 24 articles

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?
See all 14 articles

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?
See all 10 articles

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