Seymour Duncan’s Testament to Tone
From his thrash-metal-defining tenure in Testament to his later full-on dedication to the art of jazz guitar, Alex Skolnick’s 4-decade-plus career as a premier 6-string virtuoso has rarely found him static. To cover his genre-sweeping tonal requirements, Seymour Duncan presents the Alex Skolnick humbucker pickup set: a potent pairing of pickups designed in conjunction with Alex himself. Sweetwater guitarists of all genres appreciate how this set effortlessly handles everything from the crushing Testament-style palm-muted brutality and expressive lead sounds that made Alex a metal mainstay to far-tamer tonalities. To accomplish this, the Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick humbucker pickup set features two drastically different designs for each pickup — a devastatingly high-output bridge pickup that’s complemented by a lower-output, more vintage-voiced neck-position humbucker. The result is a supremely flexible pair of pickups, equally fit for the metal-minded Testament fanatic and the genre-hopping 6-string experimentalist.
Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick Humbucker Pickup Set Features:
- Designed by Seymour Duncan in conjunction with legendary metal guitarist Alex Skolnick of Testament fame
- Specially voiced to reflect Alex’s sweeping, genre-defying range — from brutal palm-mute riffage to dynamic melodic leads to even less-extreme jazzy tones
- Bridge-position humbucker delivers a hot, overwound punch that pushes midrange frequencies for a vocal-like response
- Neck-position humbucker offers a lower-output, vintage-inspired sound with ample articulation to complement the bridge’s raw power
