Seymour Duncan 8-String Nazgûl Bridge, Passive Mount, BlkMetal Pickup

Seymour Duncan 8-String Nazgûl Bridge, Passive Mount, Black Metal Pickup

The Seymour Duncan Nazgûl bridge pickup delivers aggressive, articulate tone engineered for 8-string instruments cutting through extended tunings. Hand-built in Santa Barbara with a focus on clarity and sustain, this high-output humbucker carves definition through dense, downtempo riffs without losing note separation. The passive mount design drops into standard bridge cavities with zero routing—a straightforward swap for players ready to upgrade their extended-range rig.

Tone & Output Character

A ceramic bar magnet and 18.5k DCR coil configuration generate high-output signal with pronounced midrange and treble articulation, ideal for modern metal and progressive applications. The vacuum wax potting ensures microphonic stability at high gain levels, preventing feedback and unwanted resonance in the bridge position.

Construction & Specifications

Built with a nickel silver bottom plate and 4-conductor shielded cable, this humbucker offers both tonal clarity and flexible wiring options for coil-split or phase-reverse configurations. The passive mount design requires no routing modifications, making installation straightforward on compatible 8-string instruments.

Key Features

• 8-string humbucker sized for bridge position
• High output — 18.5k DC resistance
• Ceramic bar magnet for pronounced midrange and presence
• Passive mount type — no modifications required
• 4-conductor shielded cable for wiring flexibility
• Nickel silver bottom plate
• Vacuum wax potted construction
• Hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA

The Nazgûl delivers purpose-built performance for extended-range players hunting aggressive high-gain articulation without sacrificing note clarity or definition.