Description
Periphery’s Mark Holcomb didn’t settle for an off-the-shelf neck pickup — he worked with Seymour Duncan to dial in exactly what his djent-meets-prog rhythms and leads demanded. The result is the Scarlet, a humbucker that departs from the earlier Alpha design in one key way: a ceramic magnet in place of the alnico found in past Holcomb models.
- Ceramic magnet for tighter, more focused low end
- Calibrated output tuned specifically for neck position performance
- Warm, traditional bass response with a glassy, articulate top-end
- Strong clean and midrange character for chord clarity on complex passages
- Built for 8-string guitars
- White cover
That glassy tail-end is what sets this pickup apart — even with extended-range low tunings, individual notes stay defined instead of collapsing into mud. Whether you’re tracking clean arpeggios or piling on gain for a wall of rhythm guitar, the Scarlet keeps the bottom string tight while letting the higher voicings breathe.
If you’ve been chasing Holcomb’s exact neck tone on your own 8-string, this is the direct route — no guesswork, no substitutes, just the pickup he actually reaches for.
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