Description
When your rig needs to sound like it’s about to collapse under its own weight, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Slug is the bridge pickup that delivers. This is an ultrahigh-output humbucker engineered for players chasing huge, meaty, aggressive tone — the kind that thrives in drop-tuned progressive and death metal territory where clarity and brutality have to coexist.
- Fat, saturated low end that stays tight under heavy gain
- Thick, boosted midrange for cutting through a dense mix
- Searing highs that keep pick attack articulate, not harsh
- Ultrahigh output, purpose-built for down-tuned riffing
The ‘Slug’ name comes from its construction: a 2.87″ bobbin length, slightly longer than a standard humbucker, packed with more coil real estate to push output and low-frequency muscle. Because that extended bobbin won’t drop into a standard-spaced humbucker cavity, Seymour Duncan ships this pickup with a custom mounting ring designed specifically for its dimensions — no guesswork, no filing.
Finished in black, this bridge humbucker is aimed squarely at guitarists tuning low and playing loud, who want a pickup that translates palm-muted chugs and pinch harmonics with equal authority. If your current bridge pickup turns to mud below D standard, the Slug is built to fix that.
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