Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick TB Black Pickup

Seymour Duncan Alex Skolnick TB Black Pickup

The Alex Skolnick TB Black is a high-output bridge humbucker engineered to capture articulate, aggressive tone without sacrificing clarity or note definition in your recordings. Paired with its lower-output neck-position counterpart, this pickup set creates a balanced tonal palette across the fretboard, translating to consistent performance whether tracking classic rock, metal, or fusion material. Handmade in Santa Barbara, California, each pickup carries the precision and attention to detail Seymour Duncan is known for.

Tonal Character & Performance

The bridge pickup's high output and Alnico 5 rough cast magnet deliver punchy midrange and extended treble response that cuts through dense mixes during overdubs and sits distinctly in final mixdowns. The neck humbucker's PAF-style design and lower output ensure warm, full-bodied rhythm tones that retain clarity without muddiness, giving your session recordings genuine versatility across pickup positions and enabling natural tracking dynamics.

Construction & Specifications

Built with four conductor wiring for maximum flexibility in coil-tapping and series/parallel configurations, this set accommodates various switching schemes and custom wiring options for different session requirements. The Alnico 5 rough cast magnet structure contributes to the pickup's responsive dynamics and natural compression characteristics, essential for capturing articulate performances and maintaining tonal consistency across multiple takes.

Key Features

• Bridge pickup DC resistance: 17.7 kΩ (high-output configuration)
• Neck pickup DC resistance: 7.86 kΩ (vintage-output PAF style)
• Magnet type: Alnico 5 rough cast
• Four conductor wiring for coil-split and series/parallel compatibility
• Neck pickup style: PAF style humbucker with vintage output characteristics
• High-output bridge paired with lower-output neck for balanced response
• Handmade in Santa Barbara, California
• Designed by virtuoso guitarist Alex Skolnick for precision and articulation

This pickup set delivers the articulate aggression and tonal balance required for lead tracking while maintaining the rhythmic clarity needed for complex chord voicings, dynamics, and layered production work.