Description
The Custom Trembucker takes the beloved warmth of Seymour Duncan’s Custom humbucker and adapts it for guitars with widely spaced bridge pickup routes — think hardtail bridges measuring 2 inches or more from the middle of the low E string to the high E just above the pickup. It’s the same tone recipe guitarists have leaned on for decades, just re-engineered for F-spaced string spacing.
At the heart of the pickup sits an Alnico 2 bar magnet, which softens the attack and rounds out the low end without losing definition. Layered on top is a hotter-than-average winding that pushes output into medium-high territory, adding rich harmonic content and a sweetness up top that keeps single notes and chords sounding musical rather than harsh. Compared to other pickups in the Duncan lineup, the Custom Trembucker has noticeably thicker treble response, giving leads a vocal, almost human quality that cuts through a mix.
This makes it a strong choice for players who want to inject more fullness and warmth into a humbucker-loaded guitar, whether for classic rock rhythm tones or expressive, singing solos.
- Alnico 2 bar magnet for warm, rounded tone
- Wide F-spacing for trem/hardtail bridge routes 2″ or wider
- Nickel-silver baseplate
- 4-conductor lead wire for coil-split and series/parallel wiring options
- Vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonic squeal
- Hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- DCR: 14.8k | Output: Medium | Color: Black/Gold cover | Mount: Humbucker, Bridge position
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.