Seymour Duncan alt.metal Blackouts® 6-string, black active humbucker pickup set Inspired by the relentless roar of alternative metal guitar tones, our active alt.metal Blackout pickups are perfect for complex, heavy riffs in low tunings. While retaining the massive crunch of our original Blackouts, the alt.metal enhances low-end tightness and refines the top end to cut without harshness. These pickups are incredibly quiet and clean, retaining more of your guitar's character than typical active pickups, and offering richer harmonics and a wider frequency range. The alt.metal bridge retains the energy and output of the original Blackouts, but emphasizes percussive notes with a percussive quality. The alt.metal neck ensures perfect clean tones, distorts with aggressive mids, and improves sustain under higher gain settings. Made in the USA - Hand-built in our Santa Barbara, California factory, the alt.metal Blackout bridge humbucker features a ceramic magnet, and the alt.metal Blackout neck humbucker features an Alnico 5 magnet.