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Best Telecaster pickups 2025: Our top picks from Tele twang to single coil-sized humbuckers
By Matt McCracken published
Upgrade the tone of your Tele with these powerful pickups from Fender, Seymour Duncan, Mojotone, and more

Periphery’s Jake Bowen has a new signature DiMarzio pickup set
By Jonathan Horsley published
Jake Bowen’s new Mirage set comprises a double-blade Strat-style pickup at the neck, a high-output humbucker at the bridge, and it's voiced for more clarity, more output, more everything

NAMM 2023: Give your electric guitar the ultimate GNR pickup upgrade with Seymour Duncan’s new Slash 2.0 humbucker set
By Jonathan Horsley published
Slash's APH-2 'buckers have been been given a hotter wind while maintaining the clarity and tone profile

NAMM 2023: LR Baggs promises “game-changing” performance and non-invasive installation from its new HiFi acoustic guitar pickup system
By Jonathan Horsley published
The HiFi system features dual bridge plate sensors and high-fidelity electronics for “exceptional balance, definition, dynamics, and good feedback resistance”

NAMM 2023: Create custom pickup configurations on your phone and mod your guitar in real time with the Seymour Duncan HyperSwitch
By Jonathan Horsley published
It is time to say goodbye to the soldering iron, hello to the smartphone, as Seymour Duncan launch world's first Bluetooth-enabled programmable 5-way pickup selector switch

Joe Bonamassa demos the new Seymour Duncan Cradle Rock '63 Strat pickups
By Rob Laing published
NAMM 2023: The SD Custom Shop based the set on the vintage Strat Joe purchased as a teenager in 1994

EMG unveils the JMaster pickups, offering Jazzmaster modders an active option for classic tones and a zero hum performance
By Jonathan Horsley published
These easy-install active Alnico V pickups have a wide stacked single-coil design and are available as a standalone pair or an integrated pickguard with powerful boost and EQ controls

Best acoustic guitar pickups 2025: Options for every type of acoustic guitarist, from strummers to percussive players
By Rob Laing last updated
Improve your acoustic tone today with our selection of the best acoustic guitar pickups you can buy
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