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The classic tone of Appetite for Destruction in a pickup.

Seymour Duncan

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When Slash was given the honor of having a Gibson Les Paul Signature model built, Seymour Duncan sent over the same Alnico 2 Pro humbuckers that he has used for decades. Turns out, the new guitars sounded noticeably different than the original. So, Seymour accepted the challenge to make him a new pickup that would make all of his new signature guitars sound just like the original AFD Les Paul. The result is the Slash Signature Model humbucker.

Seymour Duncan used a different mag wire and winding spec that, when combined with the Anico II bar magnet, provided exactly what was needed to push a stock Les Paul toward that familiar sustain, crunch and midrange that was so characteristic of the tone of Slash’s original Derrig Les Paul copy. The Slash humbuckers are hand built in Santa Barbara the same way Seymour Duncan built his originals in the '80s, with a nickel silver bottom plate with long mounting legs, single-conductor braided lead wire, maple spacer, paper tape and wax potting.

In case you were wondering, yes, the set that you buy is exactly the same as what Slash’s mighty tech, Ace Bergman, installs in Slash’s guitars. When the boss needs some new APH-2s, Seymour Duncan pulls them right out of production stock.
Seymour Duncan APH-2s Alnico II Pro Slash Signature Model Humbucker Pickup Set - Zebra Zebra

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  • Humbucker set voiced specifically by Slash to give all of his Les Pauls that Appetite for Destruction tone

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Reviewed by 26 customers

  • I would buy Seymour Duncan pickups again

    4

    submitted3 years ago

    byJOE

    fromFlorida Georgia line

    2016 Gibson Les Paul Studio with Marshall DSL-20cr combo has a brighter sound on 10th fret and up. On ultra gain channel high or low output it is very expressive. On bridge pickup when picked very soft to very hard picking it goes from warm to howling sound. Neck pickup has a little more of everything than the Burstbucker had. The clean sound is really bites when cranked up on a Peavey Classic 50 2x12 combo clean channel. Good Blues Rock. Great for late 60s and 70s rock n roll

  • Amazing Tone

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byEricN

    fromColumbus,Oh

    Amazing articulation out of both pickups, but the neck in particular has such a vocal quality to it, amazing pickup set. I put them in a new 2020 Epi 50s LP, fantastic combo.

  • Awesome affordable upgrade.

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    bySkippy

    fromSioux Falls, SD

    Granted, I have a Gibson Les Paul that had the stock P90s in them, but wanted to upgrade to something that would give me more of a punch. Just the few hours of playing, I could tell the difference. If you're a fan of Slash, these are worth it.

  • Better than I could of imagined

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byD

    fromDAYTON OH

    I was almost ready to sell my 98 double cut Les Paul. Gibson hollowed out too much body. I tried multiple brands and combinations. They all sounded good for rhthym but really lacked balls when you need balls. Very frustrating, same issue I have prs pickups. They leave you hang. These are amazing. They saved my gibson. They have attack when you want it and finess when you want that as well. Sound sooo good doing it too. In my DC, they seem to use the hollowness to their advantage. Everything I read says these were designed to not so much sound like Slash but compensate for the differences in his newer guitars versus his original custom build. Basically to compensate for weight relief. That's why I bought them and I am extremely pleased with the results. I use EVH heads and these match well. Open and airy with balls to spare.

  • Great upgrade on epi Les Paul

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byNick

    fromSan Diego

    These pickups will help make you epi les paul sound more like a true les paul.

  • Great Slash tone in a Gibson!

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byTyler

    fromAsheville N.C.

    Perfect pickups for my trans amber les paul standard with a 1960 neck!

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byDENNIS

    fromSumner Wa

    Are these a passive pickup ? Or Active ?

    Are these a passive pickup ? Or Active ?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Passive

  • submitted3 years ago

    asked byRich

    fromMansfield, TX

    Will these pickups fit in PRS SE245? If so, is it worth making the upgrade?

    Will these pickups fit in PRS SE245? If so, is it worth making the upgrade?

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    Yes it will be compatible

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked bytuaner

    fromundisclosed

    does it fit stienbuger guitar

    does it fit stienbuger guitar

    Open Reply - Ronald
    It depends on the model. Email us at YourVoice@GuitarCenter.com and we can get you a for sure answer.

  • submitted5 years ago

    asked byAlan

    fromTopeka, KS

    Will these pickups fit easily into a Les Paul Classic? If not, can I have them installed at a Guitar Center? Thank you.

    Will these pickups fit easily into a Les Paul Classic? If not, can I have them installed at a Guitar Center? Thank you.

    Open Reply - Ronald
    they should drop right in with most Les Paul classics.

  • submitted7 years ago

    asked byAdam

    fromKY

    Would these support coil splitting?

    Would these support coil splitting?

    Open Reply -
    These pickups would not support coil splitting.