Sheptone Wanker humbucker: The perfect pickup for hair metal shredders?

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Americans don’t always get British humour, but when they do it makes for a fun day. California-based pickup manufacturer Sheptone has announced its new Wanker humbucker – and I’m pretty sure they know what a wanker is. Sheptone Wanker humbucker The new Sheptone Wanker humbucker is aptly named and aimed towards the ’80s-style, hair metal SuperStrat players. […]

Fender Custom Shop launches Josefina hand-wound Tomatillo Stratocaster pickup set

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Fender Custom Shop has just announced the new Josefina hand-wound Tomatillo Stratocaster pickup set. These are being touted as the best things since Abigail Ybarra’s classic signature pickups. Fender has been marketing ’boutique’-style pickups ever since Abigail Ybarra got a name for herself winding pickups for its Custom Shop models. These new Josefina hand-wound Tomatillo models […]

NAMM 2019: EMG pulls out a bag of new Signature pickups for bass and guitar

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EMG has just announced five new signature pickup sets for Rancid’s Lars Frederiksen, Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, Anthrax’s Frank Bello, Slayer’s Tom Araya and fusion player Prashant Aswani. These new Signature pickups will all be presented at NAMM 2019 and are due to ship at the end of January. EMG Signature pickups for 2019 With […]