darthphineas, Author at Darth Phineas

Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 Humbucker

To date, the Alternative 8 is the most recent production humbucker actually engineered by Seymour himself. Hitting the market when

Celestion says the V-Type “produces a heady, exciting modern vintage sound that just makes you want to keep on playing.”

The J90 is a humbucker sized P90 style pickup from Poland-based Hathor Custom Shop. When I first dealt with Dariusz,

One of my favorite anecdotes to come out of the Duncan company has to do with the Alnico II Pro.

Dean Guitars deserves every bit of your valuable time when considering pickups. Pat Baker heads up the pickup department over

When a company is a touchstone of the industry, like Celestion is, recent products get the inevitable comparisons. Seems to

Whole Lotta Humbucker. Originally a limited release to the UK, this set was put into the regular production lineup in

The DiMarzio PAF 59 humbucker pickups popped up on people’s radar back during Winter NAMM. Same time as the very

New to the IR world? An old hand at IRs? Lemme share my experience with the Celestion Impuse Response catalog.

The BV-25M is what I’m starting with as I check out the Mojotone Slammins 2×12 cab. This pair of speakers