Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts Humbucker Neck Black Pickup
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- Brand new in original box
- Full Seymour Duncan manufacturer's warranty
- Free shipping in the continental US
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- SKU
- 11106-150-B
Description
Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts Humbucker Neck Black Pickup
The Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts neck humbucker delivers a tight, articulate high-end response paired with controlled low-end punch—essential for cutting through a dense mix on stage while keeping every note definition intact during fast passages and complex chord work. This active pickup excels in live settings, avoiding the muddiness that plagues many high-output designs and maintaining clarity whether you're laying down rhythm or soloing in front of a crowd.
Design & Build Quality
Hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA, this pickup combines Alnico 5 magnets with active electronics for dynamic response across the full frequency spectrum. The passive mount configuration for 6-string guitars ensures straightforward installation into standard humbucker cavities, and all necessary hardware ships with the unit—no surprises when it's time to swap.
Tone & Electronics
The active humbucker topology provides inherently lower noise than passive designs, a real advantage for live rigs and recording sessions where hum becomes a problem. The neck model's character favors articulation and harmonic clarity without sacrificing the aggressive edge that defines the alt.metal voicing, delivering the compression and sustain that modern metal platforms demand.
Key Features
- Active humbucker pickup architecture
- Alnico 5 magnet construction
- Neck position voicing
- Passive mount configuration for 6-string guitars
- Hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Black finish
- All installation hardware included
- Engineered for modern metal and alternative music styles
- Low-noise active design
This Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts neck pickup combines proven active electronics with meticulous Santa Barbara craftsmanship to deliver the clarity and punch modern metal demands—reliable on stage and dependable night after night.
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At a Glance
The Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts neck humbucker is an active pickup engineered for modern metal, djent, and aggressive alternative styles, delivering tight low-end punch and articulate high-end clarity that cuts through dense live mixes without muddiness. Hand-built in Santa Barbara with Alnico 5 magnets and low-noise active electronics, it maintains note definition on fast passages and complex chord work—essential for gigging metal players and touring musicians. Choose it for reliable, stage-ready performance that balances aggressive output with the harmonic clarity needed to stand out in high-gain rigs.
Who This Is For
Great for
- ✓ Metal
- ✓ Hard Rock
- ✓ Djent
- ✓ Thrash Metal
- ✓ Progressive
Not the best pick for
- – Jazz
- – Blues
- – Country
Skill level: Intermediate · Advanced · Professional
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this pickup suitable for metal and djent playing?
Yes, the alt.metal Blackouts neck humbucker is engineered specifically for modern metal, djent, thrash, and progressive styles. Its tight low end, articulate high-end response, and controlled punch are optimized for fast passages and complex chord work in aggressive music.
What is included in the box?
The pickup ships with all necessary installation hardware for standard 6-string humbucker cavities. No additional parts are needed for straightforward installation into passive-mount guitar electronics.
How does the active design compare to passive humbuckers?
Active electronics deliver inherently lower noise than passive designs while providing compression and sustain expected from modern metal platforms. This design maintains articulation and harmonic clarity even at high gain, avoiding the muddiness that can plague high-output passive pickups.
Will this work well as a neck pickup in a dual-humbucker guitar?
Yes, this is voiced specifically for neck position and balances clarity with musicality. Its articulate high-end and controlled low-end punch pair well with aggressive bridge pickups in modern metal rigs.
What genres is this pickup NOT recommended for?
The alt.metal Blackouts neck is engineered for metal and hard rock; it is not designed for jazz, blues, or country applications where smoother, more traditional humbucker voicings are preferred.
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