The Pegasus & Sentient humbucker set represents Seymour Duncan's approach to progressive metal voicing, engineered by a Santa Barbara workshop with over 45 years of pickup design heritage. This matched pair delivers medium output across both positions, calibrated to work in phase and capture the full tonal palette the maker intended. The Pegasus bridge was originally designed for extended–range instruments but demanded a 6–string version from players seeking its balanced, responsive character.
Both pickups employ Alnico 5 bar magnets, 4–conductor shielded lead wire for wiring flexibility, and vacuum wax potting to eliminate squeal. The neck Pegasus features 7.75k DCR with a prominent midrange and focused low end, delivering warm, lush tones with a sparkly high resonant peak—equally adept at clean passages and high–gain articulation. The bridge Sentient measures 12.5k DCR and sits tonally between Seymour Duncan's vintage '59 and Jazz models, offering pristine cleans and fluid leads across low tunings with excellent dynamic response and wide harmonic range. Both incorporate nickel silver bottom plates and hand–wired construction in California.
The set excels in studio and live contexts: tight transient tracking in recording, cutting clarity through live mixes, and responsive pick attack that translates across distortion levels. This pairing suits 6– and 7–string progressive players seeking articulation without sacrificing aggression or harmonic richness in chord voicings.
Features
- Alnico 5 bar magnets in both neck and bridge positions
- Neck: 7.75k DCR, Bridge: 12.5k DCR
- 4–conductor shielded lead wire for multiple wiring configurations
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal–free performance
- Nickel silver bottom plates on both pickups
- Hand–built in Santa Barbara, California factory
- Medium output design suitable for clean and distorted tones
- Matched and phase–calibrated set for 6– and 7–string guitars



