| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder(s) | Mr. Seymour W. Duncan and Ms. Cathy Carter Duncan |
| Headquarters | Goleta, California, USA |
| Industry | Pickups and effects pedals |
| Employees | 85 |
| Website | seymourduncan.com |
Seymour Duncan is a company that is best known for manufacturing of guitar pickups, and currently has a line of effects pedals. The company was founded in late 1978 by guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and his then-wife Cathy Carter Duncan in Goleta, California, USA. Starting around 1983-84 Seymour Duncans pickups were first used in Kramer Guitars as standard equipment along with Floyd Rose.
Products
The company produces a large range of pickups for both guitar and bass, both single coil and humbucking varieties. It has recently moved into the guitar effects pedal market. Some pickup examples include the '59, Little '59, Hot Rails, Big Dipper, Invader, Jazz, JB, Blackout, and Pearly Gates. Famous users include Slash, Dave Mustaine, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Billie Joe Armstrong, George Lynch, Synyster Gates, Pete Wentz, George Benson, Wayne Static, Angus Young, Mick Thomson and Leeav Lipton. Other legendary users that have used Seymour Duncan pickups range from Dimebag Darrell to Kurt Cobain.
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