Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan is a guitar pickup, pedal, and parts brand founded in 1976, offering signature and Custom Shop pickup sets.
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Overview
Seymour Duncan is a company that started in 1976, describing its beginnings as "just a couple of kids, some wire, and a dream." Its product range spans pickups, pedals, pedal amps, parts, and lifestyle items, and its catalog includes signature and limited-edition offerings such as the Joe Bonamassa "Pawn Shop Special" 1961 P90 Set, the Dave Mustaine Signature Thrash Factor Pickup Set, the Philip Sayce "Big Daddy" Limited Edition Custom Shop Strat Set, the Ryan "Fluff" Bruce FLF Model Humbucker, the 50th Anniversary Duncan Custom Limited Edition Custom Shop Set, the 50th Anniversary JB/Jazz, the MortalCoil Multiple-Voiced Active Humbucker, the Wes Hauch Jupiter, and Slash 3.0. The company states it is dedicated to contributing as a member of its community, from employment and work environmental practices to fundraising for after-school music programs.
History
Seymour Duncan states that it started the company in 1976, describing the founding as "just a couple of kids, some wire, and a dream," and says that since then its family has expanded to include some of the greatest names in the industry. The company describes having charted its own unique course unlike any other in the industry, and along the way having met and played with hundreds of incredible musicians on all sorts of great stages. It says it took the idea that "if you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself" to heart, and that quality is infused into everything it does in its workshop. It also states that it is dedicated to contributing as a member of its community, from employment and work environmental practices to fundraising for after-school music programs.
Products and positioning
Joe Bonamassa "Pawn Shop Special" Limited Edition 1961 P90 Set
Dave Mustaine Signature Thrash Factor Pickup Set
Philip Sayce "Big Daddy" Limited Edition Custom Shop Strat Set
Ryan "Fluff" Bruce FLF Model Humbucker
50th Anniversary Duncan Custom Limited Edition Custom Shop Set
50th Anniversary JB/Jazz
MortalCoil Multiple-Voiced Active Humbucker
Wes Hauch Jupiter
Slash 3.0
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