Seymour Duncan 78 Model - Bridge - Nickel cover - Humbucker - Electric Guitar Pickup

In the late 70s Seymour Duncan was well known as the go-to guy for players that wanted something custom. Sometime in ‘78 Eddie Van Halen gave him a P.A.F. to experiment with along with instructions to rewind it with the intent to enhance the reproduction of artificial harmonics and “hot wind” a little for some extra “juice”. The Seymour Duncan ‘78 Model humbucker is the result of that experiment. Loaded with an Alnico 2 magnet and wound to the exact same hot specs as that original P.A.F. rewind the ‘78’s magnet and output combination lends itself to a warm crunch with biting leads and overtone laden tapped runs. While the ‘78 Model was not the final destination for Eddie it offers players the opportunity to revisit a waypoint in the early days of his legendary pursuit of the ultimate tone. If you’re a player who demands a high-performance tone and wants the classic hard rockin’ rhythm crunch articulate picked harmonics for your tapped solos and whammy bar acrobatics the ‘78 Model just may be your ticket. Handmade in Santa Barbara California: Seymour Duncan takes pride in designing and crafting our products to create the most amazing sound possible. That starts with providing an environment that attracts and retains our great team of engineers product designers and craftsmen many of whom have been with the company for decades.

• In the late 70s Seymour Duncan was well known as the go-to guy for players that wanted something custom. Sometime in ‘78 Eddie Van Halen gave him a P.A.F. to experiment with along with instructions to rewind it with the intent to enhance the reproduction of artificial harmonics and “hot wind” a little for some extra “juice”.
• The Seymour Duncan ‘78 Model humbucker is the result of that experiment. Loaded with an Alnico 2 magnet and wound to the exact same hot specs as that original P.A.F. rewind the ‘78’s magnet and output combination lends itself to a warm crunch with biting leads and overtone laden tapped runs. While the ‘78 Model was not the final destination for Eddie it offers players the opportunity to revisit a waypoint in the early days of his legendary pursuit of the ultimate tone.
• If you’re a player who demands a high-performance tone and wants the classic hard rockin’ rhythm crunch articulate picked harmonics for your tapped solos and whammy bar acrobatics the ‘78 Model just may be your ticket.
• Handmade in Santa Barbara California: Seymour Duncan takes pride in designing and crafting our products to create the most amazing sound possible. That starts with providing an environment that attracts and retains our great team of engineers product designers and craftsmen many of whom have been with the company for decades.
• DCR Bridge: 9k Magnet: Alnico 2 4c Shielded Cable