Seymour Duncan Duncan Distortion 50th Anniversary Pickup Set
Set 080
Zebra
Item Number 11828-129-Z
Brand New with Full Warranty
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The Duncan Distortion Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop Set
For five decades, Seymour Duncan has shaped the sound of modern guitar by giving players more power, more expression, and more control. To mark this milestone, the Duncan Distortion Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop Set honors one of our most aggressive and enduring designs. Born from the demand for hotter, harder-hitting pickups in the early days of heavy music, the Distortion was one of Seymour’s original humbucker designs, and represents a defining moment when Seymour Duncan helped push guitar tone into new territory. Hand-built in the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop in a one-time run of only 500 sets, this exclusive release pays tribute to the pickup built to outmuscle everything that came before it, becoming the definitive passive metal pickup.
The Duncan Distortion bridge pickup is Seymour's original high-output ceramic humbucker. Built with a large ceramic magnet and hot coil windings, it delivers tight, percussive lows, searing highs, and a powerful upper midrange that cuts through any mix. It retains clarity while driving amps harder, giving players the raw, immediate response that defined decades of rock and metal. The sonic formula of this set remains unchanged from the production models, and preserves the classic aggressive voice favored by legends like Randy Rhoads, George Lynch and Adam Jones. Paired with the hot Seymourizer II neck pickup (later renamed Duncan Distortion Neck) as the perfect complement, the set delivers fluid sustain under gain while maintaining articulate clean tones.
The core design of the Duncan Distortion was set when production began in the late '70s, and it hasn't changed since. Over the years, small adjustments were made to improve consistency and player flexibility, like bobbins better suited for vacuum wax potting. This exclusive 50th Anniversary Custom Shop version honors our history by returning to early specs including butyrate bobbins, long-leg baseplates, and maple spacers, while staying true to the classic Duncan Distortion tone.
Each set is built to exacting standards in the Custom Shop by a small, elite team led by Maricela “MJ” Juarez. Limited to only 500 sets worldwide, all are built to original specifications and include replica “Seymourized” and model name stickers, just like the earliest builds that collectors have hunted for decades. Lightly aged for vintage character, each set arrives in exclusive 50th Anniversary packaging in your choice of black or zebra. With bottom plates hand-signed by Seymour and MJ, this is a rare opportunity to own a piece of Seymour Duncan history.
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I have been a musician for over 40 years, and know that quality items can greatly help both your sound quality and musical enjoyment. Using Seymour Duncan items myself in my '52 reissue Tele, and other guitars, I can find the tone I am looking for. With the 30 day exchange, if you don't like the sound, you can send it back to me and try something else from Duncan, or get your money back. Plus, with the one year warranty from Duncan, you are covered should a failure occur.
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