Long time Seymour Duncan artists 311 will be releasing their 10^th studio album with an amphitheater tour to follow.  Guitarists Nick Hexum and Tim Mahoney, and bassist P-Nut have used a variety of Seymour Duncan pickups in their instruments over the years. Says Tim, “For the last 15 years, there’s always been some sort of Seymour Duncan pickup in my guitar.” For the new album Nick wanted a fatter single coil P-90 tone and found what he was looking for in our Phat Cats which are P-90 pickups under a humbucker cover. Tim is going back to a true vintage vibe with the Antiquity humbuckers, but he is also using the Custom Shop ’78 Model for something a little hotter and fatter. And P-Nut is using his favorite set up; the SMB-5d and SJ5-3n in his signature Warwick..
For more information about 311, click here. Here’s the upcoming Unity Tour schedule. Look for the boys and their Seymour Duncan-loaded guitars at a show near you.
JULY
8            Bonner Springs, KS              Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
9            St. Louis, MO                       Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10          Milwaukee, WI                     Summerfest (311 only)
12          Pittsburgh, PA                     Stage AE
13          Detroit, MI                          DTE Energy Music Theater
14          Chicago, IL                         Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
16          Cincinnati, OH                    Riverbend Music Center
17          Columbus, OH                    Lifestyles Community Pavilion
19          Omaha, NE                        Red Sky Festival, Ameritrade Park
21          Holmdel, NJ                       PNC Bank Art Center
22          Wantagh, NY                      Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre
23          Boston, MA                        Comcast Center
25          Bethel, NY                         Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
26          Philadelphia, PA                 Penn’s Landing
28          Virginia Beach, VA             Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach
29          Washington, DC                Jiffy Lube Live (Nissan Pavilion)
30          Atlanta, GA                       Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
AUGUST
1            Charlotte, NC                    Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2            Raleigh, NC                      Time Warner Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
4            Live Oak, FL                     Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
5            Live Oak, FL                     Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
6            Live Oak, FL                     Pow Wow Festival / Suwannee Music Park
11          Lake Charles, LA               L’Auberge Du Lac Casino
12          Houston, TX                     Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
13          Dallas, TX                        GEXA Energy Pavilion
14          Austin, TX                       The Backyard
16          Denver, CO                      Red Rocks Amphitheatre
17          Salt Lake City, UT             Usana Amphitheatre
19          San Diego, CA                 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
20          Irvine, CA                       Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21          Santa Barbara, CA           Santa Barbara Bowl
23          San Francisco, CA            Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
25          Eugene, OR                     Cuthbert Amphitheatre
26          Seattle, WA                     Marymoor Amphitheatre

311 Gets Ready for their 2011 Unity Tour