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why do some players get righteous tone? the pickups? uh-huh.

And just what is righteous tone?

Is it singing highs or sustain-for-days? Is it perfect harmonics that cut through like never before?

Or richer, thicker, punchier bottom end?

Thousands of famous artists and working musicians have asked themselves these same questions.

Their solution? Seymour Duncan and Basslines pickups. Why? Because righteous tone doesn't just happen.

Righteous tone comes from years of inventive research and acquired technical knowledge. Righteous tone comes from a 100%, no-compromise attitude about our product.

From the hand assembly to the fanatical quality control, we have a passionate devotion to making sure our product is the best it can possibly be.

Righteous tone also comes from the people who make the pickups. And because we’re a company of guitar and bass players, we know tone. And we know what it takes to give you the tone you’re looking for.

Our devotion to our customers starts with our product development and extends to our network of authorized dealers and our 21-Day Real World Exchange Policy.

It’s all about taking care of you by helping you find Tone That Sets You Apart™.

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Do you rock? The Distortion gives you high output with a massive magnet for aggressive harmonics and great low end “chunk.”

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Invented in 1955 by Seth E. Lover, humbuckers revolutionized the sound of guitar music.

The tone is bigger and fatter than traditional single-coils, and the 60-cycle hum is gone. Each of these humbuckers offers a player-approved answer to the question, “How can I sound better?”

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For the searing, crushing, metal massacre that was Dimebag’s tone.

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Think interplanetary tonal invasion by hostile forces.

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Weʼre known for helping Strato-philes get the absolutely “best possible tone” out of their instrument.

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The current crop of country, blues and rock Tele-Masters includes one Mr. Seymour W. Duncan.

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classic stack® Traditional Strat looks and tone, but guess what? No hum!

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Seymour knows Tele tone. And the Seymour Duncan models listed below are the most popular tone remedies used by Tele high output players everywhere.

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Discrete, Class A, low-noise transistor with true bypass. Steel chassis. Runs on a single 9 volt battery.

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pickup booster Adds pure, flat-EQ gain, ranging from 6dB to 25dB! The Resonance Switch drops the resonant peak of a single coil pickup, making it sound like a full and fat humbucker. Features fully discrete Class A circuitry along with true bypass. Runs on a single 9 volt battery.

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From pickups to on-board electronics.

From passive to active. From retro to space age.

These Basslines models will give you a taste of our most popular offerings from the world始s largest and hippest basstone factory.

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The quarter-inch pole pro shop pieces kick in a big output boost which translates into incredible versatility for a single-pickup instrument. Country.

Blues. Rock. Metal.

We got your basses covered.

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For years the Music players pick Man® faithful have been asking us for a replacement pro shop pickup with more punch, more versatility and more tone. Well here it is.

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Active, humbucking, magnetic soundhole pickup featuring a built-in microphone and blend circuit, together with players adjustable polepick pieces. The result is the most naturalsounding, three dimensional, acoustic guitar soundhole pickup. Ever! pro shop

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Part of our popular Woody series, the delivers a pro SC shop bright and crisp tone – it’s great for strumming. And it “laughs” in the face of feedback.

What if it's still too hard to choose?

Easy. Go to seymourduncan.com and ask the Wizard. The Tone Wizard, that is. Just tell him about your guitar and the type of music you play, and heĘźll give you a pickup recommendation. Then, click over to the User Group Forum and check-in with like-minded righteous tone mongers like yourself. You can swap gear info and playing tips. But be warned, the Forum is addictive!

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What if I want something not in this brochure?� check out seymourduncan.com information

Simple. Access for lots more seymourduncan.com or basslines.com for tons of information on all of our pickup models along with the name of your nearest dealer. Then, go to your dealer and grab yourself a free copy of our 73page, full color, full vibe, Pickup Source Book.

The Source Book, along with our retro-chic Antiquity catalog, are also available for $5 for the duo (to cover shipping and handling) direct from us at the address below. Send your check or money order to: SEYMOUR DUNCAN/BASSLINES PICKUPS 5427 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111-2345 USA Attention: Pro Tone Club

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n the club The Seymour Duncan/Basslines Pro-Tone Club, that is. For a one-time, $20 lifetime membership fee, you get the Source Book, Antiquity catalog; our three-volume pickup demonstration audio CD series; a sweet beanie; the GroundWire, our bi-annual newsletter; surf-chic road case stickers; and other assorted, way-cool swag!

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Strat, Tele, P-Bass and Jazz Bass are registered trademarks of FMIC. Music Man is a registered trademark of Ernie Ball. Seymour Duncan/Basslines is not affiliated with these companies. Š 2006 All rights reserved.

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