Seymour Duncan Hades Gates TB Zebra Pickup
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- Full Seymour Duncan manufacturer's warranty
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- 11103-105-Z
Description
Seymour Duncan Hades Gates TB Zebra Pickup
The Hades Gates captures aggressive, articulate high-output performance with the clarity and definition essential for modern metal and hard rock production. Hand-built in Santa Barbara, this pickup combines overwound construction with refined voicing, delivering precision cut and sustain while maintaining note definition—critical for tracking guitars that sit cleanly in dense mixes and allow each string to ring through with articulation.
Recording & Tone Characteristics
The Overwound Alnico 2 magnet structure produces a punchy, focused output with excellent string separation and harmonic complexity that translates well to multitrack recording and mixing. The 4-conductor cable wiring provides full coil-splitting and phase capabilities, expanding your studio palette within a single instrument—enabling quick tonal shifts across multiple takes or different song sections without swapping gear.
Studio Installation & Versatility
Short mounting legs install into standard guitar cavities with minimal modification, streamlining your setup workflow. Hand-built construction in Santa Barbara ensures consistent performance across units for reliable tracking sessions. The Zebra coil finish pairs classic aesthetics with the trembucker configuration suited to modern offset and wide-spaced bridge designs, accommodating a range of instruments in your studio lineup.
Key Features
- Overwound Alnico 2 magnet for high output and focused response
- 4-conductor cable enables coil-splitting and phase switching
- Short mounting legs for standard guitar cavities
- Hand-built in Santa Barbara, California
- Trembucker configuration for wide bridge spacing
- Zebra coil finish
- Neck position DCR: 4.03k
- Designed for bridge position installation
The Hades Gates delivers the aggressive articulation and clarity serious recording engineers and producers expect from a premium high-output humbucker, backed by Seymour Duncan's reputation for hand-crafted quality and consistent performance under studio conditions.
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At a Glance
The Seymour Duncan Hades Gates TB Zebra is a high-output bridge pickup designed to cut through dense mixes with articulate, harmonically complex tone ideal for heavy and progressive recording sessions. Its overwound construction and excellent string separation ensure each note sits clearly in a mix, while 4-conductor wiring opens up coil-splitting and phase switching for studio experimentation and tonal flexibility. Hand-built in Santa Barbara, it delivers the precision and sustain that modern metal and hard rock production demands.
Who This Is For
Great for
- ✓ Metal
- ✓ Hard Rock
- ✓ Djent
- ✓ Progressive
Not the best pick for
- – Jazz
- – Blues
- – Country
Skill level: Intermediate · Advanced · Professional
Frequently Asked Questions
What position should this pickup go in?
The Hades Gates TB Zebra is designed for bridge position installation. The neck position DCR is 4.03k; check with Seymour Duncan for matched neck pickup recommendations if you need a pair.
Will it fit my guitar without major modifications?
Short mounting legs are designed to accommodate standard guitar cavities with minimal modification. The trembucker configuration suits modern offset and wide-spaced bridge designs; verify your bridge spacing before ordering.
What genres is this pickup best suited for?
The Hades Gates excels in metal, hard rock, djent, and progressive music where articulation and note clarity are critical. It is not recommended for jazz, blues, or country styles.
What can I do with the 4-conductor wiring?
Four-conductor cable enables full coil-splitting and phase switching, giving you tonal flexibility beyond standard humbucker operation for both recording and live use.
How does the Alnico 2 magnet affect the tone?
The overwound Alnico 2 magnet structure produces punchy, focused output with excellent string separation and harmonic complexity, delivering the aggression and definition modern metal players expect.
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