Seymour Duncan AHB-1S - BLACKOUTS KIT BLACK
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The Blackouts Signature in the Seymour Duncan Range
With the Blackouts series, Seymour Duncan offers an active pickup approach focused on performance: a massive output with a lively playing feel and excellent pick attack response. The black AHB-1 kit provides a complete pair designed to work together, ensuring a consistent character between the neck and bridge pickups.
Who Is It For and What Styles?
This set is aimed at guitarists seeking a sound that is immediately "stage-ready": modern metal, hard rock, energetic punk, precise palm-muted riffs, and solos that cut through the mix. The AHB-1S bridge pickup delivers the impact and bite needed for saturated rhythms, while the AHB-1N neck pickup favors smooth leads, fuller cleans, and harmonies that remain clear.
Power, Control, and Clarity in High-Gain
Thanks to their active design, these humbuckers provide a high output level and controlled compression, ideal for stabilizing the signal and achieving consistency from riff to riff. The result: less noise, more precision, and a sound that stays defined when stacking saturations. This is a particularly suitable solution if you want to enhance presence, tightness in the lows, and attack clarity without sacrificing sustain.
Technical specifications
| Electronics | Active |
| Category | kit |
| Instrument | guitar |
| Applications | Black Metal |
| Magnet | Ceramic |
| Winding | 2 doubles |
| Number of conductors | 1 |
| Position | handle, bridge, set |
| Color | Black |
| Brand | Seymour Duncan |
| Series | Blackouts |
| Model | AHB-1S Blackouts Kit Black |
| Type | electric guitar pickup set |
| Technology | active pickups |
| Format | humbucker |
| Configuration | complete Blackouts set |
| Bridge pickup | AHB-1S |
| Neck pickup | AHB-1N |
Questions frequently asked
Are Seymour Duncan AHB-1 Blackouts suitable for modern metal?
With their ceramic magnets and active electronics, these two humbuckers are designed for modern metal, hard rock, and energetic punk. The set is also suitable for black metal.
Which pickups are included in the Blackouts black kit?
The pair includes an AHB-1N for the neck position and an AHB-1S for the bridge position.
What is the difference between the AHB-1 neck pickup and the AHB-1 bridge pickup?
The AHB-1S bridge pickup is designed to deliver impact and bite for saturated rhythms. The AHB-1N neck pickup favors smooth leads and fuller cleans. Both models form a complete Blackouts set with black finish.
Do the Blackouts AHB-1 maintain definition with high gain?
Thanks to their active design, these humbuckers offer a high output level with controlled compression. Attacks remain clear and lows gain firmness during palm-muted riffs.
What wiring is planned for this set of active pickups?
Each humbucker has a single conductor according to the specified characteristics. The configuration combines two dual-coil pickups, intended for neck and bridge positions.
