Description
Seymour Duncan built the Saturday Night Special to fill the gap between vintage-correct 50s PAFs and the higher-output humbuckers that came after. In the neck position, that means you get more clarity and definition than a typical hot pickup, without losing the punch that made 70s rock tones so memorable.
The Alnico 4 magnet is the key here. It gives this pickup a character that’s distinct from both the softer, low-output vintage sets and the compressed, high-gain modern designs. Think less “wooly” vintage warmth, more focused midrange push – the kind of tone that cuts through a loud arena mix but still breathes. Pair it with the matching bridge unit and you’ve got a set voiced specifically to chase that late-70s hard rock sound, from the riffs to the leads.
Every Saturday Night Special is wound in Santa Barbara on the same Leesona machine that originally wound PAFs back in Kalamazoo – a nod to old-school construction methods paired with a deliberately updated voice. This nickel-covered neck model ships with four-conductor wiring for full coil-splitting and phase flexibility, along with a maple spacer and short mounting legs.
- Alnico 4 magnet for 70s-style output and character
- Voiced clearer and less wooly than typical hot neck pickups
- Four-conductor wiring for coil-split/series-parallel wiring options
- Maple spacer and short mounting legs included
- Nickel cover, neck position
- Also available as bridge or matched set, and in black, zebra, or gold cover options
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