Articulate Modern Tone for Your 7-string Combining the best characteristics from active and passive pickup designs, the Seymour Duncan Duality humbucking pickup is a sweet upgrade for your seven-string guitar. Especially when you're playing in the lower registers, a balance of clarity and depth is key to great tone. Duality humbuckers are designed like Seymour Duncan's acclaimed passive pickups (with alnico magnets), paired with an active preamp that emphasizes those sonic qualities. And unlike many active pickups, Duality humbuckers clean up nicely when you roll your volume back, and respond dynamically to nuances in your playing. Great guitar pickups transcend specific genres, and GearNuts can confirm the Seymour Duncan Duality humbucker is a worthy upgrade for just about any type of seven-string player.Active clarity with passive tone Seymour Duncan's wide range of passive pickups have delighted countless guitarists, and they didn't want to mess with a good thing when designing