The Seymour Duncan Stormbringer Set

[Mincer]

Check it out on Reverb, here.

The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop’s Stormbringer Set commemorates the influential tones and playing styles of the early to mid-70s that launched a million guitarists

• Modified vintage spec is well-suited for a distinctive mix of hard rock with bluesy and classical elements
• Biting true single coil attack delivers anthemic riffs with nimble staccato leads and frenetic whammy wails
• Responds well to a variety of playing techniques, such as tremolo picking, fluid legato, and heavy-handed bends
• Set of three pickups features Alnico 5 pole magnets, cloth lead wires, and white covers
• Middle pickup is RwRp (feel free to remove it from the circuit and lower it into the pickguard if you’re a purist)
• DCR: Bridge 6.17k; Middle 6.12k; Neck 6.05k
• Small Batch Run

​As a Blackmore super fan, this delights me. I don't have a Strat for it, but I think I need one. Stormbringer has some of my fav Blackmore tone and playing.

 

[RanchManSandy]

interesting timing considering Michael Moorcock just put out a new Elric of Melnibone novel this year

 

[marcello252]

I was expecting a beefier impedance

 

[misterwhizzy]

I was expecting a beefier impedance

It's 6, 6, 6. What could produce more hellacious tones than that?

 

[Mincer]

I was expecting a beefier impedance

I think Blackmore was using stock 70s Fender pickups in '74.

 

[marcello252]

I remember the signature model had 2 quarter pound, but, you're right, early 70s sound were stock CBS singles

 

[Mincer]

Actually, I am not sure he ever used Quarter Pounds in his actual guitars. And I would think his choices of replacement pickups in 73 and 74 would be limited. On the album, it sounds pretty stock to me.

 

[marcello252]

btw, I'm tempted to convert at least one of my strats in two pickups configuration, with an empty cover for the middle, only to experiment if the reduce magnetic pull could be audible, since in 40 years I've never like middle pickup and position 2 and 4 in a strat

 

[ToneFiddler]

Actually, I am not sure he ever used Quarter Pounds in his actual guitars. And I would think his choices of replacement pickups in 73 and 74 would be limited. On the album, it sounds pretty stock to me.

according to this, it's Schecters F500T (starting around 1979):
https://www.treblebooster.net/bsm-tonezone/ritchie-blackmore

same source says he used those grey bottom PE ones a lot to this point.

 

[marcello252]

wow, lot of infos on that page

 

[orpheo]

Oh, spectacular. Yet another alnico5 underwound singlecoil set. Exciting...

 

[marcello252]

Oh, spectacular. Yet another alnico5 underwound singlecoil set. Exciting...

actually CBS era singles were underwound, 7600 turns instead of 8000+ , from this point of view they would be period correct, except the fact these are position matching modded

 

[Juanhanglo]

I remember the signature model had 2 quarter pound, but, you're right, early 70s sound were stock CBS singles

They also had a model with 2 lace gold sensors and a center dummy cover.

 

[GuitarDoc]

It just hit me hard...there are WAY too many pups on the market these days, especially "vintage" ones. Back in the days of early rock and roll (50s & 60s), guitarists just used whatever pups were in their guitars and they created some of the most iconic tones still emulated today. How many of those superfluous vintage spec pups do we need?

Yes, I know that since then music has changed and there became a need for different types of pups. But I'm just talking about the "vintage spec" ones.

 

[ToneFiddler]

So what is the difference to the Psychedelic Strat Set?

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[Aceman]

interesting timing considering Michael Moorcock just put out a new Elric of Melnibone novel this year

Bood and riffs for Arioch!

 

[Aceman]

I think Blackmore was using stock 70s Fender pickups in '74.

Or, you could just get these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364550151392?hash=item54e0e1dce0:g:ZHUAAOSwjfxlO~o r&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0CMUwr0Qw3qDPveJHmqt%2BlFvg dVL51NZTxkJWoqYev%2BesRPsC8kJotSv5LVmc45Y1jA2pyfwa JnvMlVJjHR6G0PMTqTIGL0c9clTvSjbxk3Y6q%2BcFAvhUC8qX 3i9MiC9GwCh30pQJ8skTMMvIMc1YMyA2AvUeK%2F1SEYQJ9ja5 vrfVkvI3N7unlXn5WjI8XKkr0VJQuTBWttC44x%2FWbYAT8r5m cm5mfy0%2Bx6x870XbwNqXFuNbXcZJMz8i02tajpRu7T3iJjxh VacOwPkDhvsDEY%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4Szy_v-Yg


I am officially declaring Marketing > Values at Duncan these days.

Seriously - A set of Fender single coils that is better than what Fender - who made them, could make, and $150 more? Pass....

Is this perhaps why I'm using more Dean and DiMarzio's these days???

 

[jeremy]

how many vintage single coils do you use on a regular basis acebob?

 

[Mincer]

So what is the difference to the Psychedelic Strat Set?

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Well, for one, these are a Custom Shop set.

 

[marcello252]

Yes, I know that since then music has changed and there became a need for different types of pups. But I'm just talking about the "vintage spec" ones.

maybe I missed the point but I have six type of vintage singles at the moment (and two set of them are boutique made by two different brand) and no one sound like the other, they are all different, just few hundreds of ohm or different magnetizations, bobbins, etc, make differences.