Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about SEYMOUR DUNCAN!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: guitarist and luthier Seymour W. Duncan and Cathy Carter Duncan founded the company in 1976, in Santa Barbara, California . after lending his guitar to a friend who accidentally broke the pickup, Duncan decided Duncan and Cathy Carter started a pickup rewinding service . with demand for his services growing, Duncan and Carter started offering custom Stratocaster, Telecaster, and humbucking pickups . within two decades they Seymour Duncan was inducted into the Vintage Guitar Hall of Fame for contributions to the music industry . from the 1980’s until 2013, the company has moved into the 7 and 8 string guitar pickup market . Seymour Duncan also produces a line of Korean-made “Duncan Designed” pickups for OEM use on mid-level guitars and basses; $300 – $800 . Seymour Duncan produced guitar amplifiers during the 1980s and 1990s . amplifiers are well respected and sought after today .