Description
Back in 1978, Seymour Duncan wasn’t running a big pickup company yet—he was the guy players called when they needed a PAF rewound to bring out more harmonic content, both natural and tapped. He took a vintage PAF, hot-wound it beyond stock spec, and the ’78 Model neck pickup you see today is built to that exact recipe.
Under the nickel cover sits an Alnico 2 magnet paired with a neck-position DCR of 7.85k, a combination that trades scooped-out cleanliness for a rounder, warmer crunch. Push it into overdrive and it doesn’t just growl—it opens up into articulate, bell-like overtones, which makes it a favorite for players who lean on tapped runs, pinch harmonics, and whammy bar theatrics without losing note definition.
This is a passive pickup wired with 4-conductor shielded cable, so you’ve got the flexibility to wire it for standard humbucker operation or split it for coil-tap and series/parallel switching if your wiring setup calls for it.
If your rhythm tone needs to hit hard without turning to mud, and your leads need harmonics that cut through rather than disappear, the ’78 Model neck pickup is the direct descendant of that original custom rewind—same hot specs, same chase for tone that talks back.
- DCR (Neck): 7.85k
- Magnet: Alnico 2
- Cable: 4-conductor shielded
- Type: Passive
- Cover: Nickel
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