Seymour Duncan
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pickups and effects pedals |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Mr. Seymour W. Duncan and Ms. Cathy Carter Duncan |
| Headquarters | Goleta, California, USA |
Number of employees | 120 |
| Website | seymourduncan.com |
Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in 1976 by guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta, California, USA. Starting around 1983-84 Seymour Duncan pickups were first used in Kramer Guitars as standard equipment along with Floyd Rose locking trems.
Products
The company produces a large range of pickups for both guitar and bass, both single coil and humbucking varieties. It has recently moved into the guitar effects pedal market. Some pickup examples include the SH-1 '59, Little '59, Hot Rails, SH-8 Invader, SH-2 Jazz, SH-4 JB, Alnico Pro II, Blackout, SH-10 Full Shred, SH-6 Distortion and SH-1PG Pearly Gates. Famous users include Slash, Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Thurston Moore, David Gilmour, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tom Delonge, Billy Gibbons, Scott Ian, Synyster Gates, Dave Mustaine, Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge, Blues Saraceno, Michael Amott, George Lynch, Willie Adler, Tommy Kessler[1], Kiko Loureiro, Wayne Static, Zacky Vengeance, Mick Thomson, Mark Morton, Yngwie Malmsteen, Warren DeMartini, Dimebag Darrell, Dino Cazares, Michael Wilton, After The Burial, Gus G, Nuno Bettencourt, Monte Pittman and Corey Beaulieu.
Pickup designation and winders
In the custom shop and during the 80s and 90s certain employees did special winding. The Pickup code reflects this with an additional letter following the pickup code, most famous being J (for example JBJ) which stands for Maricella Juarez. Following is the list provided by Seymour Duncan:
- A Raul Araiza Single Coils
- B Leticia Bautista Single Coils
- C Catalina Padilla Rails
- D Debbie Nyquist Humbuckers
- E Edward Madrigal Humbuckers
- G Gloria Ocompo Humbuckers
- J Maricella Juarez-83' on HB-SC-STK-RAILS
- J Janice Salazar-till 83' Stacks
- L Lidia Daniel Humbuckers
- L Leticia Quintero-87'-90' Stacks & Rails
- M Martha Cameron HB-SC
- O Oti Mora Stacks & Rails
- P Lupe Perez-86' on Rails
- P Patty Vasquez-till 86' Stacks & Rails
- R Connie Rocha Single Coils
- V Joe Velez Single Coils
- X Mai Xiong Stacks
Seymour Duncan also produced a small line of guitar amplifiers during the 1980s and '90s[2]. Although short-lived due to the company's lack of reputation as an amp builder, the amplifiers are well respected and sought after today[3].
- ^ http://www.tommykessler.com/#!gear/ The Official Gear Page of Tommy Kessler
- ^ http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Seymour+Duncan
- ^ http://www.diyguitarist.com/GuitarAmps/Convert.htm