Seymour Duncan MortalCoils: active humbuckers with three “precision-engineered” voices
Seymour Duncan has launched its new MortalCoil active humbuckers, which offer three voices catering to a wide array of tonal desires.
The launch marks its first multiple-voiced pickup, and each voicing has been “precision-engineered” to allow a single guitar to move all the way from shiny cleans to aggressive high-gain tones. They’re available now in 6- and 7-string configurations, and can be installed as a simple drop-in upgrade for many existing active setups. All pots and wiring are included.
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Diving into each voice, we begin with MortalCoil’s MC1 (Voice 1), for a modern metal sound. This voice delivers “uncompromising tightness, note separation, and cutting presence” for metal players, and Seymour Duncan claims it does so without fizz or nasal midrange, even under extreme gain.
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The second voice brings classic JB Bridge and Jazz Neck tones, while Voice 3 offers a single-coil voice with plenty of output and definition for all your clean needs. Precision-wound, high-density copper coils with optimised resistance are at the core of these pickups, and an all-new advanced, audio-optimised preamp brings clarity and definition.
Find out more and hear them in action below:
In other Seymour Duncan news, Slash has teamed up with the brand for another collaboration. The Slash 3.0 Pickup Set – his most “aggressive” signature set to date – was created especially for his appearance at Black Sabbath’s historic Back To The Beginning gig last July. Slash has used Seymour Duncan pickups for over four decades, but for the special occasion he wanted some extra oomph for his Gibson SG.
You can get the MortalCoil humbuckers as a set for $279, or as a single pickup for $169. Find out more by visiting Seymour Duncan.
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