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Oct042026

What is a custom guitar pickup ?

A guitar pickup is the heart of the instrument's electric sound: it transforms […]

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Sep122026

Beyond the Custombucker: Why hand-wound boutique pickups outperform factory PAFs

The myth of the Holy Grail: why the French media of 1959 still dominates any discussion […]

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Sep092026

How to sculpt the sound of custom pickups , from jazz to extreme metal

How do you target the frequency response? Shaping the sound of a custom pickup starts […]

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Jan132026

Launch: Heritage Charlie 90 — The Charlie Christian revisited in P90 Soapbar format

The legendary Charlie Christian sound finally adapts to your P90. Dive into a world of raw dynamics and character, from warm blues to dense stoner rock

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May162025

Electric guitar pickups for playing metal

Dive into the world of specialized electric guitar pickups for metal, tailored to each genre. Explore the choices of iconic guitarists and create your ideal metal sound.

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May312024

P90 Soapbar sized Humbuckers

I am taking advantage of the release of new finishes for Humbucker pickups in Soapbar P90 format to talk to you about this format and the double coil pickups that can be put in this format.

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Jul082023

New pickup format: the Filtertron

The Heritage Charlie is now available in the FilterTron format, a Cecca Guitars exclusive

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Jul092022

New Model: Heritage Charlie Christian

This new model is inspired by the first electric guitar pickup , the Charlie Christian pickup . A P90 type, it features a rail instead of traditional screws.

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Feb112022

Burst Origin launch – Jerry T. signature

It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of a new set of humbucker pickups : the Jerry T. signature "Burst Origin". This is doubly exciting because it is the result of a new collaboration with a highly talented artist: Jerry T. of Jerry T. and the Black Alligators.

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Jan112022

Legendary guitar pickups : The Gibson PAF humbucker

If there's one iconic guitar pickup par excellence, perhaps the most iconic in the history of the electric guitar, it's the Gibson PAF. This pickup was a true technological breakthrough when it was released. Thanks to its clever design, it eliminated the "hum," that infamous 60-cycle hum generated by single-coil pickups.

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Electric guitar pickups are the heart of the guitar. In these articles, you'll find technical information on the manufacturing, composition, and design of electric guitar pickups . You'll learn all about pickups winding and the different copper wires used. Want to know the number of turns required for a particular pickup model? Is Alnico a Caribbean rum-based cocktail for you? Look no further; this is where you'll find all the information on electric guitar pickups .