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Seymour Duncan SH-12 George Lynch Screamin Demon Humbucker Pickup
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he Seymour Duncan SH-12 George Lynch Screamin Demon Humbucker Pickup screams like a banshee or purrs like a kitten. Push it for a tone rich in harmonics and sustain; or back off for a fat, sassy, clean sound. 4 conductor.
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Not really screaming but still great
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I put my SD Screamin Demon in an Ibanez RG450. I was under the initial impression that this would be a very hot pickup. Not so. Clean and articulate is a better description.
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What surprised me was that the pickup was not really a high output pickup. It really shines when using heavy distortion or a rack full of processors. It's clean, full and present when there is a ton of gain or the guitar signal is heavily processed. I liked it so much that I've left in in my guitar for 15 years. It has a pretty good application for blues too and would probably clean up an otherwise dark sounding guitar. Mine is in the bridge position.
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I was expecting it to have more output but once I got used to it and figured out it's strengths there wasn't anything that I didn't like about it.
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5.0 |
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Screams like a demon 
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I have this pickup in my late 80's Fernandes "The Function" and I have to say it is just fantastic. The guitar is maple with a maple neck and rosewood fretboard, so its tone is pretty bright already. That tone is enhanced by the Sh-12. It's very articulate. It really makes you have to play with precision and does not forgive mistakes. I like it in this guitar for it's medium output, which balances nicely with the single coils I have in the neck and middle positions. Despite the medium output, this pickup can really get down and dirty and sounds right at home with the heaviest of riffage. Being so articulate means that it doesn't get muddy when slabs of gain are thrown into the signal. Harmonics really jump out at you. The only drawback I've ever felt is that it can sound a little thin on clean tones. Nothing that EQ can't work around, but there is some tweaking required.
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| Liked about it |
1. bright articulate tone does not get muddy and stays clear no matter how distorted.
2. harmonic overtones come through effortlessly
3. medium output allows it to work in a variety of pickup configurations
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1. being so articulate, you hear all the flaws in your playing and that can be both good and bad. You really need to be precise or you and others will know.
2. as the name implies, it's tailored towards distortion tones, it's clean tone is a bit bright and shrill and requires a little eq to tame that if you're looking for more mellow sounds. To give some perspective, I usually run my tone knob between 6-8 when playing clean to round the sound out a little.
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4.0 |
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