EMG founder on why this Metallica guitarist’s pickup set was the most challenging he’s ever made

EMG pickups founder Rob Turner has said that working with James Hetfield forced the firm to completely reinvent its ...
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EMG Founder Says Metallica Guitarist Kirk Hammett Made His Company “Metal”

In a recent interview with Kris Barocsi and Guillaume Chenin from Thomann, EMG founder Rob Turner said the company benefitted ...

How Jim Root’s radical signature Telecaster updated a Fender mainstay for the 21st century

The Slipknot guitarist was originally pushed towards Charvel, but he had his sights set on reinventing a Fender classic ...
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“The legendary JB tone, now reimagined for Telecasters”: Seymour Duncan might just have dropped this year’s must-have mod for your Fender Telecaster

The Seymour Duncan JB humbucker is one of the all-time great electric guitar pickups – especially for rock and metal. The JB is hot. It’s juicy. It’s rich in harmonics and designed to hit the ...