Description
Most active humbuckers make a trade: kill the hum, but flatten out the tone along with it. The AHB-1 Blackouts set from Seymour Duncan refuses that compromise. Running on a 9-volt supply with balanced outputs, these pickups extend frequency response well beyond the usual active-pickup ceiling, so you keep sparkle up top and real weight down low instead of a compressed middle-of-the-road signal.
That balanced circuitry is the real secret weapon here. It’s what lets the Blackouts sit quietly near computer monitors, fluorescent lights, and other noise-prone stage environments where standard active or passive pickups start to buzz and hum. Less noise floor means more headroom for the actual tone to come through — and there’s plenty of it. Compared to typical active pickups, players get noticeably more low end, more high end, and more output on tap, without the pickups ever feeling one-dimensional or sterile.
Sold as a matched two-pickup set for neck and bridge, the AHB-1 Blackouts arrive with everything needed to get them installed and gigging: mounting hardware, pots, jack, and a battery clip are all included.
- 9-volt active neck and bridge humbucker set
- Balanced inputs for significantly reduced hum
- Extended frequency response with less compression than typical actives
- Increased lows, highs, and overall output
- Includes mounting hardware, pots, jack, and battery clip
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