Seymour Duncan STK-S4n Stack Plus Strat Parchment Pickup
The STK-S4n Stack Plus captures articulate, noise-free single-coil character in neck position without the hum that compromises traditional designs during recording. This hand-wound Alnico V pickup combines vintage responsiveness with modern noise rejection, making it essential for producers and engineers tracking clean guitars and overdrive tones that need clarity and definition across the frequency spectrum.
Design & Construction
Built by hand in Santa Barbara, California, this pickup features a sophisticated dual-coil stack architecture with a hum-attracting flux transfer plate and hum-neutralizing Helmholtz coil—engineering that eliminates AC noise interference in the control room environment while preserving single-coil articulation for natural-sounding recordings. The 3-conductor lead wire design provides splitting capability for extended tonal flexibility during session work, and wax potting prevents microphonic squeal that would otherwise compromise takes.
Tone & Performance in the Mix
The hand-ground rod magnet design combined with Alnico V construction yields a balanced, responsive character ideal for neck position recording, where clarity and sustain translate directly to mix definition. This pickup excels at both clean articulation and driven tones, maintaining high-end detail without sacrificing the natural compression that sits neck pickups optimally in stereo guitar arrangements.
Key Features
- Alnico V magnet material, hand wound
- Rod magnet design, hand ground
- Dual-coil stack with hum-attracting flux transfer plate
- Hum-neutralizing Helmholtz coil for noise rejection
- 3-conductor lead wire (splittable)
- Wax potted for squeal elimination
- Hand built in Santa Barbara, California
- Neck position configuration
The STK-S4n Stack Plus stands as a thoughtfully engineered solution for tracking and overdub sessions where single-coil tone meets noise-free recording performance and build quality.
