Category Archives: History

Seymour W. Duncan works on a 1954 Stratocaster© Pickguard.

Les Paul More Than A Music Icon 2008 Les Paul at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Seymour W. Duncan. Les Paul is more than a legendary music icon; he is music. Filling the world with beautiful instruments, inventions, and melodies, he has left a legacy behind him. We will all miss you…

Seymour Duncan helps Angus Young with his tone We’ve been working behind-the-scenes with Angus Young for the past year. His tech, Takumi Suetsugu, contacted Seymour Duncan about dialing in the sound of Angus’ road guitars. Takumi had already been to a few pickup builders before he came to us. He worked with Seymour, Evan and…

Peter Frampton an old time friend of Seymour Duncan Family In the intimate setting of the Chumash Casino’s Samala showroom, Peter Frampton brought his legendary songs and instantly recognizable sound to a capacity crowd of 1300 excited fans. It’s clear to see that Peter still loves every moment he has a guitar strapped on, and…

Abigail Ybarra visits the Seymour Duncan Factory Hired as a pickup winder by Leo Fender in 1956, for the last 50 years, Abigail Ybarra has been creating some of the most recognizable guitar tones in history. When you think about the sounds of Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, James Burton, and Erics Clapton…

A Very Special Guitar Sent by Seymour W. Duncan Erich Lover (Seth Lover’s Grandson) holds his new guitar. "I can’t possibly thank you enough for this awesome guitar…I was absolutely speechless when I opened the case and we saw my grandpa’s name on the pickups" These were Erich Lover’s words (Seth Lover’s Grandson) when he…