Description
The AS-1N is Seymour Duncan’s active answer to the classic single-coil, reworked for players who want more push without losing that snappy, articulate character. Sitting in the neck slot, it delivers a hot, balanced voice that stays clear under gain and hits your amp harder than a passive coil ever could — exactly what you want feeding a dirty preamp or a pedalboard full of overdrive and fuzz.
Where passive Strat pickups can feel thin once you stack effects, the Blackouts platform keeps things tight and consistent. Chunky rhythm chords stay defined, and leads cut through with a searing edge that’s built for heavy rock and hard-edged blues rather than glassy clean tones.
This listing is for the individual neck unit (AS-1N) in black, though the Blackouts Singles line is also offered as a matched set of three if you’re doing a full retrofit.
Because it’s an active design, a complete conversion needs more than just swapping magnets. To make that painless, each pickup ships with the supporting hardware for a full install:
- 25K pots
- Stereo output jack
- Battery clip
- Mounting hardware
It’s a straightforward retrofit for any guitar already routed for standard Stratocaster-style pickups — no routing surgery required, just a battery, some soldering, and a clear plan for where you want the gain to come from.
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