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product_id: 1638274
title: "Black Winter Humbucker Pickup - Set"
brand: "seymour duncan"
price: "$715.63"
currency: USD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Seymour Duncan"
url: https://www.desertcart.ec/products/1638274-black-winter-humbucker-pickup-set
store_origin: EC
region: Ecuador
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# High output for crushing distortion Calibrated neck & bridge for balanced tone Hand-built with vacuum wax potting Black Winter Humbucker Pickup - Set

**Brand:** seymour duncan
**Price:** $715.63
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Dominate your sound with the Black Winter – where aggression meets precision.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Black Winter Humbucker Pickup - Set by seymour duncan
- **How much does it cost?** $715.63 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- seymour duncan enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted seymour duncan brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Squeal-Free Shred:** Vacuum wax potting ensures zero microphonic feedback even at max gain.
- • **Unleash Brutal Power:** Experience insanely high output designed for extreme metal riffs and solos.
- • **Versatile Wiring Options:** 4-conductor lead wire enables custom wiring for your unique tonal preferences.
- • **Precision Balanced Assault:** Neck and bridge pickups calibrated to deliver perfect mid, treble, and bass harmony.
- • **Handcrafted in Santa Barbara:** Premium craftsmanship guarantees durability and sonic excellence.

## Overview

The Seymour Duncan Black Winter Humbucker Set is a hand-built, high-output pickup duo engineered for extreme metal guitarists. Featuring calibrated neck and bridge pickups, vacuum wax potting for squeal-free performance, and versatile 4-conductor wiring, it delivers crushing distortion, aggressive mids, and articulate solos. Available in 6, 7, and 8-string configurations, this black-coated powerhouse is crafted in Santa Barbara, CA, to elevate your tone to brutal new heights.

## Description

The Black Winter is as dark and vicious as the winters in Scandinavia with excessive grime and aggression; the right balance of midst, treble and bass to instantly take you from annihilating riffs to solos with cutting articulation. The Black Winter fills the needs of extreme metal guitarists with a tone that provides crushing distortion, punishing midst and lots of aggressive saturation and string sensitivity. Neck and bridge pickups are calibrated for a balanced assault. Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, we offer the Black Winter in standard 6-string size, as well as 7 & 8 string passive mount with naked coils (or in Active 'Soap bar' Mount with exposed pole pieces). Comes with 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and is vacuum wax potted for squeal free operation.

Review: Raw and rough, absurdly high output - As you'd expect, when the packaging looks menacing and these are called "Black Winters" you know you're in for a treat. I had these put in an Ibanez RG that has a HSH pick-up config, for the nerds out there I put a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the middle, although I may change it for a hot rail, I digress. With these being very high output, you can get some pretty gnarly tones at mid gain, and some brutal sounds with even higher gain. Very cold sounding bridge pickup but a thick and sludgey neck pickup, can very easily cut well through a mix. Pick-ups specifically for black metal, what would you expect? Very good, just hard to control the tone.
Review: Awesome for metalcore, chose em over EMG - I'd take these over actives any day. I love EMGs but these sound almost as clean, and I enjoy them better.

## Features

- High Output Humbucking Pickups Designed f Hardce Playing Styles - Black

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00DV4VDIA |
| Back Material | Basswood |
| Best Sellers Rank | #58,689 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #690 in Electric Guitar Pickups & Pickup Covers |
| Color Name | Black |
| Connector Type | 6.35mm Jack |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (191) |
| Date First Available | July 10, 2013 |
| Fretboard Material | Basswood |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | H-H |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 12.8 ounces |
| Item model number | Black Winter Set 6 string |
| Material Type | Synthetic |
| Neck Material Type | Basswood |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Product Dimensions | 6.25 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches |
| Size | Kit |
| String Gauge | Light |
| String Material | Synthetic |

## Product Details

- **Back Material Type:** Basswood
- **Brand:** Seymour Duncan
- **Color:** Black
- **Fretboard Material Type:** Basswood
- **Guitar Bridge System:** Fixed
- **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** H-H
- **Neck Material Type:** Basswood
- **Number of Strings:** 6
- **String Material Type:** Synthetic
- **UPC:** 800315039654

## Images

![Black Winter Humbucker Pickup - Set - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kRVXv1rkL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Raw and rough, absurdly high output
*by T***T on March 15, 2022*

As you'd expect, when the packaging looks menacing and these are called "Black Winters" you know you're in for a treat. I had these put in an Ibanez RG that has a HSH pick-up config, for the nerds out there I put a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the middle, although I may change it for a hot rail, I digress. With these being very high output, you can get some pretty gnarly tones at mid gain, and some brutal sounds with even higher gain. Very cold sounding bridge pickup but a thick and sludgey neck pickup, can very easily cut well through a mix. Pick-ups specifically for black metal, what would you expect? Very good, just hard to control the tone.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome for metalcore, chose em over EMG
*by S***T on September 6, 2025*

I'd take these over actives any day. I love EMGs but these sound almost as clean, and I enjoy them better.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a High Output Extreme Metal Pickup with lots of clarity
*by T***O on August 10, 2024*

I play a lot of Extreme Metal subgenres and these things are perfect for all things Extreme Metal. The coil split tone is very unique and different from a lot of the traditional medium & high output pickups. I can get a very strange clean guitar similar to something like the clean tone like Pantera's Floods, or even Death's Lack of Comprehension. If you're into the Animals as Leaders overdriven "thumping" tone, you can achieve a great unique version of those type of tones. Seymour Duncan initially made these pickups for more Black Metal sounds than anything else and it shows, there's a lot of clarity despite high gain tones. I actually played a friend's 8 string guitar with the Black Winter installed and I could hear each of the individual 8 string's note, you can play wide open chords and hear it vividly even with a scooped mid tone. The neck is surprisingly very versatile, I'm not entirely sure where it lies on the output range but it seems to be more of medium output from what I can audibly tell. My only complaint is the bridge pickup is not versatile but then again, what do you expect from an Extreme Metal pickup geared towards Black Metal tones. You're not gonna get any Jazz or Blues tones from the bridge although the neck will be able to. If you play Extreme Metal, get this pickup, you will not regret it. If you play anything outside of Extreme Metal, I would recommend doing a lot of research or even playing a guitar with it installed. If you're looking for something versatile for an all-around guitar, you'll be happy with the neck, you will not be happy with the bridge.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Seymour Duncan Black Winter Humbucker Pickup - Set
- Ernie Ball Not Even Slinky Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings, 12-56 Gauge (P02626)
- Fender Locking Tuners Stratocaster Guitar Tuners, Polished Chrome, for Right-Handed Guitar, 1.7x10x4.5 Inches, Set of 6

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*Last updated: 2026-03-08*