Essential Information About the Seymour Duncan Blackened Black Winter Pickup (White Set)
- Passive neck/bridge set with very high output level for extreme metal.
- Ceramic magnets, tight lows, articulate mids, and sharp highs.
- "Blackened" finish: black screws on white bobbins, no cover.
- 4-conductor wiring for coil splits and series/parallel configurations.
Background and Positioning
Designed by Seymour Duncan for the most extreme styles, the
Black Winter is a handmade humbucker from California, engineered to deliver a massive and precise signal under heavy saturation. This "Blackened" white finish version combines a distinctive visual identity with stage-ready performance.
Who This Pickup Is For
For black, death, and modern metal guitarists seeking a coherent neck/bridge set capable of handling high gain, low tunings, and aggressive attacks without flubbing. Ideal for oppressive palm-muted riffs, tremolo picking, and punchy solos that cut through the mix.
Features and Functionality
Each humbucker offers a fast response and low noise, with controlled lows to maintain clarity in distortion, present mids to sculpt the mix, and incisive highs for sharpness. The bridge (DCR 16.6k) drives saturation with a firm attack, while the neck (DCR 13k) remains clear and defined for leads and arpeggios under gain. The
4-conductor wiring allows advanced wiring schemes (split, series/parallel) to tailor the voicing to your guitar and effects setup.
Technical Specifications
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Applications: Metal, Black Metal
- Winding: Double
- Category: Electric pickup
- Color: White
- Electronics: Passive
- Instrument: Guitar
- Number of conductors: 4
- Position: Set
- Finish: "Blackened" (black screws), no cover
- Additional specifications: Neck DCR 13.00k, Bridge DCR 16.6k
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