Seymour Duncan | 4 years ago
► 00:00 - Sentient/Nazgûl Humbucker Set
► 01:22 - Mark Holcomb's Signature Alpha/Omega Humbucker Set
► 02:45 - Wes Hauch's Signature Jupiter Humbucker Set
While classic humbucking pickups can get "high-gain," modern metal players need something different. Their highly complex playing demands a precise, tight tone. One that remains aggressive while emphasizing punch and articulation.
To us, artists like Periphery's Mark Holcomb and Wes Hauch are perfect examples. Their tones require humbucking pickups that push their rigs into the perfect grind and stay exceedingly clear in the low end.
So it's no surprise that both of their signature pickups join our Sentient/Nazgûl set on our list: The Three Best Pickups for Modern and Progressive Metal.
► Sentient/Nazgûl Humbucker Set
https://www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/nazgul-sentient
Take your guitar to the center of the earth with the Nazgûl and Sentient high output passive humbucker pickups. The Nazgûl combines a large ceramic magnet with custom winding specs that result in a perfect blend of note articulation, saturation, pick attack, and one of the most brutal “chugs” you’ll ever hear from a humbucker. It has incredible harmonic content across all frequency ranges and an insanely tight bass response. The Sentient neck delivers a balanced, versatile tone that fits right between the 59 and the Jazz model neck pickups. You’ll get pristine cleans, and fluid leads under high gain.
► Mark Holcomb's Signature Alpha/Omega Humbucker Set
https://www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/mark-holcomb
Designed and voiced in collaboration with Periphery guitarist Mark Holcomb, the Alpha/Omega humbuckers were created to match Mark's level of precision and versatility. The Omega bridge pickup was created to provide destructive percussion and growl in the mids and low end. It’s aggressive but it also has lots of clarity and brightness, which cuts through whether you’re playing sophisticated chords, complex single-note lines or intense solos. The Alpha neck pickup is unlike most traditional neck models. It was voiced to combine the best qualities of a neck and a bridge pickup, with some of that fat glassy sound but also plenty of your pick attack and fretting-hand phrasing.
► Wes Hauch's Signature Jupiter Humbucker Set
https://www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/jupiter-rails
Widely considered one of the best players in the modern metal scene, Wes Hauch’s reputation precedes him. Whether playing with Alluvial, Devin Townsend, Thy Art Is Murder, The Faceless, or as a guest soloist on countless records, Wes’ ferociously aggressive and immaculately clean playing cuts like a knife through the mix. To facilitate the articulate and aggressive tones he’s known for, Wes requested a rails humbucker set with searing output and maximum clarity and balance. Built with dual stainless-steel rail poles, a ceramic magnet, and a finely tuned high output wind developed closely with Wes, the result is the Jupiter Humbucker Set—a pickup pair that delivers aggressive mid-range focused attack, evenly balanced string response, and clarity.
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★ Gear Used in Video★
► Guitar: 2019 Ibanez AZ2402 Prestige
► Kemper Profiler: Mesa/Boogie Dual-Rectifier Profile
► Warm Audio WA273-EQ Microphone Preamp
► UA Apollo Twin Interface
► Logic Pro X
[NOTE: all individual pickup heights, amp settings, and outboard gear settings were consistent across all 3 pickup sets]
