Seymour Duncan Black Winter Neck 7-String Pickup
The Black Winter Neck captures aggressive, articulate response with enough midrange presence to cut through dense 7-string tunings without sacrificing clarity in the mix. This high-output humbucker excels in modern metal and extended-range tracking, offering the aggressive character needed for neck-position recordings on lower-tuned instruments. Hand-built construction and meticulous attention to coil design make this a professional-grade component for serious studio work.
Tone & Recording Character
The custom overwound coil design produces high output suitable for aggressive playing and saturated gain structures that translate well through overdrive and compression. Ceramic magnets deliver a bright, defined response with strong harmonic content that sits forward in dense mixes, while vacuum wax potting eliminates feedback and squeal for reliable tracking at volume. Four-conductor shielding provides flexibility for coil-splitting and series/parallel wiring options, letting you shape the neck pickup’s contribution to your session.
Design & Build
Constructed with no less than three large ceramic magnets and naked coils in a passive mount configuration, this pickup represents meticulous craftsmanship. Every unit is hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA, ensuring consistent quality and attention to detail that separates professional components from mass-produced alternatives.
Key Features
- Type: Humbucker
- Output: High
- Magnet Material: Ceramic
- Designed for 7-string guitars
- Position: Neck
- Custom overwound coil design
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free operation
- Four-conductor shielded cable
- Passive mount with naked coils
- Hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA
- No less than three large ceramic magnets
- Part Number: 11102-90-B7
This Black Winter delivers the aggression and definition 7-string recordings need from a neck pickup, backed by Seymour Duncan’s commitment to hand-crafted quality and proven studio reliability.
