Blues Saraceno

[Charvelboy]

Hi
Would anyone know what Seymour Duncan pickups were used in his guitar at the 94 Hollywood rock in Rio?this is a Yamaha white/green plaid with yellow (I think)pickups.i know they were not his signature axis parallel pickups.....

Also what year was his signature pickups introduced to the Seymour Duncan line?

Many thanks

 

[beaubrummels]

Blues Saraceno

I read they were a custom Yamaha/DiMarzio set, but I have no idea how reliable that information is and can’t find more detailed information. Maybe ask DiMarzio?

There’s a little Duncan history on the site. (The timeline doesn’t load on my phone right now , but I’ve seen it on my computer before. Hope it still works.)

https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/seymour-duncan-company/history-of-seymour-duncan-products

 

[Charvelboy]

Re: Blues Saraceno

I read they were a custom Yamaha/DiMarzio set, but I have no idea how reliable that information is and can’t find more detailed information. Maybe ask DiMarzio?

There’s a little Duncan history on the site. (The timeline doesn’t load on my phone right now , but I’ve seen it on my computer before. Hope it still works.)

https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/seymour-duncan-company/history-of-seymour-duncan-products

Timeline doesn’t work on any device ......but thanks for the help

 

[donaldr]

Re: Blues Saraceno

Found this on Reverb but the pickups are not yellow (https://reverb.com/ca/item/4920391-...melon-plaid-blues-saraceno-signed?locale=fr):
This is a RARE 1993 Yamaha RGZ820R designed by Blues Saraceno. It has a Watermelon Plaid finish over a Gloss Black back. The guitar was signed at the factory in October 1992 by Blues Saraceno, 1 of 30 he signed that day. The signature was then protected by a clear plastic overlay...

Basswood body
Maple neck - Rosewood fretboard w/green markers
22 jumbo frets - 25.5" scale
Yamaha TRS-Pro low profile Floyd Rose w/ locking nut
Gotoh sealed tuners
2 custom Yamaha/DiMarzio humbuckers
3-way switch, Volume control
Watermelon Plaid over Gloss Black finish
Black hardware
S/N: 3J30059

Looks like Blues's guitar but with black pickups:

 

[Guitarmusic]

Re: Blues Saraceno

Dude! I love Blues'playing AND tone! Big Fat PAF tone! Love that dude, has he put out an album recently??

 

[Guitarmusic]

Re: Blues Saraceno

I was really looking at his signature pickup for awhile, but was curious if it is too dark ? I bet it sounds great in a floyd guitar. how does it compare to a 59 or a Custom 5?

 

[Despair]

Re: Blues Saraceno

He's been doing americana stuff lately. Still a bit flashier guitar than usual for the genre, but fits the song.

As far as pickups, I know I've heard his guitars pre-Parallel Axis on a couple of his early albums, but last I heard he still says if it has a Floyd, he drops a PATB-3 (and PATB-1n) in there.

The PATB-3 is not too dark. It's like a hotter '59 that didn't lose the high end. More mids than a Custom 5. Great sustain, terrific harmonics and smooth high end and presence. Ridiculously dynamic. Paralel Axis have an exaggerated tubey response that is a delight to play, though may take some adapting to. I think a lot of people are missing out on something unique by not trying them.

There's a lot of people who like them in non-Floyd guitars. I'm planning to put a PATB-1b in a strat clone with a 2-post non-locking vibrato.

 

[Masta' C]

Re: Blues Saraceno

He played PAF Pros originally, prior to his Duncan PATB-3

The Yamaha RGZ series had custom DiMarzios, which I believe were a hotter version of the PAF Pro, but I don't know much about them. Pretty sure the limited production RGZ models only came with black pickups, not yellow.

 

[donaldr]

Re: Blues Saraceno

Don't really like green guitars and don't really like colored humbuckers, but this guitar is having a certain "I don't know why" that I like a lot. The reverse headstock with yellow logo is also well done.
Georgous guitar!!!

 

[jeremy]

Re: Blues Saraceno

i dont know if they ever did a full paint signature guitar like that, it looks badass. i love the patb3 and dont use it in floyd guitars, its just a great pup