Essential Information About the Seymour Duncan "Blackened Black Winter" Bridge Pickup
- Passive ceramic humbucker with a very high output level, designed for extreme metal.
- Tight lows, present mids, sharp highs for precise riffs and impactful leads.
- 4-conductor wiring for versatile splits, parallel wiring, and phase reversals.
- "Blackened" finish with black screws for a radical look on stage and in the studio.
Context and Positioning
Designed by Seymour Duncan and handmade in California, the "Black Winter" belongs to the brand's high-output range. This
bridge version with a "Blackened" look is calibrated to deliver dense, fast, and perfectly controlled saturation, tailored for the most extreme styles.
Who This Pickup Is For
For black, death, and modern metal guitarists who play in low tunings, with massive palm mutes and fast tremolo picking. Ideal with high-gain amps and distortion-oriented pedalboards, it maintains articulation even at unreasonable volumes and easily cuts through a busy mix.
Features and Functionality
Its
dual ceramic coil architecture offers immediate attack, precise lows without muddiness, and naturally emerging harmonics. The
4-conductor wiring allows coil-splitting or series/parallel combinations to tailor the tone for each song. The voicing emphasizes midrange clarity and high-end roll-off while retaining a firm low end for ultra-tight rhythms. Available in the Black Winter family with various versions and spacings, this model focuses here on the
bridge position for maximum impact.
Technical Specifications
- Magnet: ceramic
- Applications: metal, black metal
- Winding: dual
- Category: electric pickup
- Color: black
- Instrument: guitar
- Number of conductors: 4
- Position: bridge
- Resistance: 16.60 kOhms
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