Seymour Duncan - Saturday Night Specials Humbuckers - Anyone Still Using Them?

[jeremy]

They (whoever they is) had me thinking about them for an SG project, but they (them, again) never really made the sale. I'm gonna stick with Whole Lottas

another great sounding set! i absolutely love the neck pup, but the bridge is good too

 

[Ascension]

From the advertising, I got the impression that SNS are aimed towards a very specific 70s type of sound. I’ve curious if they really have a specific tone like that or can be more neutral and balanced.

They are much more neutral and balanced than the demos show. Will really bring out the sound from a guitar. Have had them in 3 different guitars so far. They were pure magic in my Carvin ST 300 and I should have removed them before I sold that guitar. It sounded fantastic and played very well but had been ordered with the thick neck profile and I never gelled with that neck. That set had a Trembucker bridge, as does the set I still have, and I should have used them in another guitar rather than sell them with the ST 300.
One of the best demos I have heard with the SNS is this with an SNS bridge and the Antiquity Texas Hots from Lauri Bassilio.

 

[Chris Pile]

If I don't like the song 'Saturday Night Special', will I like the pickups? I mean, I don't like the guitar sound on any LS song.

DUDE! WTH is wrong with you? Skynyrd has some legendary guitar tones!

Speaking of the song - absolutely kickass riff, with dark lyrics (about murder). Is the song METAL, or not?

 

[Mincer]

DUDE! WTH is wrong with you? Skynyrd has some legendary guitar tones!

Speaking of the song - absolutely kickass riff, with dark lyrics (about murder). Is the song METAL, or not?

The producer of the last few albums I played on worked on all the early LS stuff. I can't stand any of it.

 

[Fiesta Red]

I had a set. Something about Alnico 4 magnets that just doesn't sound right to me. Same with Bare Knuckle Mules and Suhr Thornbuckers.