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Specifically created for crushing Black and Death Metal, this neck humbucker is as fierce as the Scandinavian Winter.play button

Specifically created for crushing Black and Death Metal, this neck humbucker is as fierce as the Scandinavian Winter.

Seymour Duncan

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The Seymour Duncan Black Winter pickup is a savagely high-output passive humbucker built for extreme metal, with no less than three large ceramic magnets to ensure maximum output and sustain in all high-gain situations. The custom overwound coil design delivers incredible clarity in the mids and highs, while the low end stays controlled and focused. The Black Winter is designed to handle any tuning, no matter how low you go, and its voicing facilitates aggressive palm mutes, fluid sweep picking and punishing lead tones.

Crushing distortion, vicious mids and aggressive saturation are at your fingertips, without sacrificing string-to-string separation or sensitivity. The 7- and 8-string versions are built to handle even more extended-range low notes with ease. Pair the bridge Black Winter with the Black Winter neck model for maximum metal onslaught. Handmade in Santa Barbara, CA, Seymour Duncan created this high-output passive Black Winter humbucker for a 6-string guitar in a standard humbucker size. It ships with 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free operation. 
Seymour Duncan Black Winter Humbucker Electric Guitar Pickup Black Neck

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  • Merciless high-output passive humbucker pickups 
  • DC Resistance:
  • Neck: 13k ohm
  • Bridge: 16.6k ohm
  • Resonant Peak:
  • Neck: 6.35kHz
  • Bridge: 6.68kHz
  • EQ: 6/6/6 (Treb/Mid/Bass)
  • Magnet: Ceramic Bar
  • Cable: Four connector

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Dimensions:
  • Depth: .87"
  • Width: 2.7"
  • Length: 1.445"

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4.14

7 Reviews

83%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Sound is awesome
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  1. Concerts5
  2. Practicing5
  3. Recording2
  4. Back-Up1
  5. Live1
Cons
  1. Makes my other guitars sound worse1
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  1. Experienced4
  2. Novice1
  3. Professional Musician1
Pros
  1. Improves Sound4
  2. Easy To Use3
  3. Functional3
  4. Good Quality3
  5. Makes Metal Better1

Reviewed by 7 customers

  • SCREAMS!

    5

    submitted3 years ago

    byTony

    fromFargo

    Made my Schector C1 exotic super clear, loud, and perfect balance between the neck 78' that came with it.

  • Sound is awesome

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byKBL

    fromTexas

    The sound is very heavy metal. Just go to youtube and listen to just about ant video of it. These things are amazing. I paired mine with triple shots for the variety.

  • Muddy.

    1

    submitted6 years ago

    byDanzig fan.

    fromLouisville, Ky.

    I use Duncan's in half my stuff. Emg in other half. Don't know if it was the guitar or the pickups but this set just didn't work for me.

  • Super Clear - Very High Output - Interesting Tone

    3

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byGene

    fromundisclosed

    Truth told, I'm a rock player - these pickups weren't really designed for 'my thing'. I am trying a bunch of pickups so I decided to try these out. Duncan makes some fantastic pickups - I have several different ones and I love them. These pickups are specifically designed for crystal clear high gain metal tones, and they deliver that. They also sound cool - and nicely different - clean. If you want to hear every string with a high gain amp, this is your pickup. That fact makes them a little metallic sounding to my ears. Having said that, I'm not a metal guy, and I don't have a metal amp. But that sound is actually really cool. They are extremely well made, like all Duncans. Don't let my opinion stop you from trying them if you are into Djent, Metal or Grunge. They excel at that type of music - that's just not my bag.

  • These pickups aren't just for metal

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    byTequila man

    fromCovina,CA

    I installed these pickups in my old music man after switching out all the old electronics, after a day of soldering these babies sung through the amp so freaking good. Great for leads, monstrous bridge sound with distortion. I love how these pickups sound aggressive without sacrificing tone. 10/10 would buy again

  • Incredible pickups

    5

    submitted9 years ago

    byNiko

    fromDetroit, MI

    These pickups sound crystal clear, making them great for heavy gain or distortion. If you're using a great distortion pedal, there's no muddiness at all, and even when heavily distorted you can hear each note clearly. I really love these pickups and I use them live and for recording. Not only are they fantastic distorted, but because these pickups are so clear, they sound fantastic clean too. I've been using these in the neck and bridge of my guitars for two years now and they haven't let me down.

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  • submitted4 months ago

    asked byRoger

    fromMcminnville, Oregon

    Will this pick up fit in the Traveler guitar, model EG-1 studio?

    Will this pick up fit in the Traveler guitar, model EG-1 studio?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Physically: The Black Winter neck pickup will not fit into the EG-1 Studio without routing a new cavity in the guitar for a neck pickup — a significant and invasive modification. Electronically: The EG-1 is not wired for a second pickup either, so additional electronics work would be required.

  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byBenny

    fromundisclosed

    If I put this in my lp modern could I coil split and oof them?

    If I put this in my lp modern could I coil split and oof them?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    I sorry but I don't know. It's not designed that way.

  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byBen

    fromundisclosed

    If I put these in my lp modern could I coil split and oof them?

    If I put these in my lp modern could I coil split and oof them?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    I don't know. You need to know how to wire it. It's not designed that way.