This means there are tons of Seymour Duncan pickups and humbuckers to choose from, but these are the handful that I can vouch for personally. I've either used them myself, or have talked first hand with other people who have and gotten a good idea of what you can expect out of them...
As with the Fluence Modern pickups, this set was designed to give you the consistent fast response of active pickups and the warmth of passive ones. If you liked the 81/85 set but thought they were lacking in the clean department and weren’t as flexible as you wanted them to be, you...
Best for Budgets Browse on Sweetwater The Player II Strat used to be the Player I model, which was previously the Standard model. It's Fender's more economic Strat option, but still an excellent guitar with decent specs. The American series is nicer, and these pickups are a bit of a do...
Light gauge strings provide a good balance of tone and playability.This is the reason why they are considered the best strings for an acoustic guitar and the go-to gauge for most guitarists. Extra-light gauge strings have lower string tension, which makes them much easier to play, but they...
Some acoustic ukes do have pickups built into them though, so you get the benefits of an acoustic ukulele, but with the advantage of being able to plug it in, should you want to, at gigs, etc. How do you play the ukulele? We've established that the ukulele shares so many ...
It'll make those first licks and chords a breeze and the narrow tall frets make for easy bending when you get to that stage of your development. The pickups sound great too, offering all those classic Strat tones you've heard on classic and modern records. If the Strat itself doesn’t ...
You have to ask yourself, do you want an electric guitar with floating trems like Floyd Rose bridges a fixed Tone Pros style bridge. Do you like shred guitars with active pickups vs passive pickups? There are tons of different options, hardware, pickup configurations, and tonewoods to choose...
Overall, these pickups are quite mellow and focused so far as jazz bass pickups are concerned. They still have that trademark jazz tone, but they can go a little warmer than you might be used to. That could be good or bad depending on the sounds you’re going for. ...
Switching between neck and bridge pickups - Switching pickup positions while playing takes a little getting used to, but it's worth the practice. One of the more common switches is going between the neck and bridge pickups. If you are playing the neck pickup and really digging in, you'll...
Iconic Design: Features the classic Les Paul Special-II LTD guitar with two humbucker pickups, perfect for those looking for a first electric guitar with a rich tone. Rich Tone: Delivers warm, full-bodied sound that’s perfect for rock and blues, rivaling more expensive guitars. ...