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the pickups?
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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 were a company of guitar
and bass players, we know tone. And we know what it
takes to give you the tone youre looking for.

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development and extends to our network of authorized
dealers and our 21-Day Real World Exchange Policy.

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and rock Tele-Masters includes one
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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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to create a myriad of totally unique fuzz
tones. The Tweak Fuzz is an incredibly
versatile pedal for electric guitar and bass.
Discrete, Class A, low-noise transistor
with true bypass. Steel chassis. Runs on a
single 9 volt battery.

SFX-01
pickup booster
Adds pure, at-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 worlds largest and hippest
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moderate output
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for p-bass
players pick moderate output
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The quarter-inch pole
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pieces kick in a big output single coil
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boost which translates
into incredible versatility SMB-4D
for a single-pickup
instrument. Country.
4-string for
hum cancelling
Blues. Rock. Metal.
We got your basses
music man

covered. For years pick Man

the Music
players
faithful have been asking
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pro shop
pickup with more punch,
more versatility and more
tone. Well here it is.
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The physics of acoustic guitars and
bronze strings entail unique tone
amplification
high output challenges.
Seymour Duncans Acoustic Division responds to that
moderate output

challenge with these models our most popular acoustic

single coil
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output solutions.

high output
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SA-1 players pick

acoustic tube
highshop
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TM single
moderate coil
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This humbucking, instant-mount, height-adjustable

soundhole pickup has a natural and even response single coil
hum cancelling
with a built-in volume control
moderate outputto give you all the
control players pickGreat for nger-style.
you need.
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SA-6
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maghummic
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TM feedback.

Active, humbucking, magnetic soundhole pickup featuring

a built-in microphone and blend circuit, together with
players
adjustable polepick
pieces. The result is the most natural-
sounding, three dimensional, acoustic guitar soundhole
pickup. Ever!
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What if it's still too hard to choose?

Easy. Go to seymourduncan.com and ask

join
the Wizard. The Tone Wizard, that is. Just
tell him about your guitar and the type of
music you play, and hell 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!

What if I want something

not in this brochure?
check out seymourduncan.com
Simple. Access
seymourduncan.com for lots more
information
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 73-
page, 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:

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