Discover Seymour Duncan's MortalCoil: a set of three-voice active humbuckers designed for precision, power, and musical clarity. Built from the ground up for modern guitarists demanding brutal articulation and punchy lows, the new flagship MC1 voice delivers an exceptionally precise, mix-ready modern metal tone that remains focused and controlled even through complex riffs, palm mutes, and harmonics. MortalCoil also offers additional voices from the Seymour Duncan legacy: a classic tone inspired by the JB and Jazz, and a powerful single-coil voice for ultimate versatility. Backed by 50 years of pickup design expertise, MortalCoil represents an innovative approach to multi-voice active pickups.
MortalCoil's MC1 (Voice 1) offers uncompromising precision, excellent note separation, and incisive presence for modern metal applications, while maintaining clarity and balance without saturation or honky mids, even with extreme gain. Voice 2 unleashes the authentic tones of the JB Bridge and Jazz Neck pickups, capturing the proven character and feel that guitarists have trusted for decades. Voice 3 delivers a powerful, articulated single-coil sound with enough output and definition to stand out in modern rigs, making it ideal for clean, driven, and complex production tones.
At the heart of MortalCoil are high-density copper coils wound with precision and optimized resistance, providing a faster transient response and sharper attack than competing models, regardless of tuning. Our brand-new preamp uses state-of-the-art audio op-amps that contribute to gain, harmonic richness, and dynamics, with extremely low distortion. The efficient circuit design ensures superior battery life for optimal reliability on stage and in the studio. The result: devastating attack and surgical control, even under modern metal saturation.
Whether in the studio or live, MortalCoil allows a single guitar to transition effortlessly from crystal-clear cleans to aggressive saturation. Discover the intersection of 50 years of pickup expertise and modern active technology. The MortalCoil installs easily as a direct upgrade for many existing active setups and includes all necessary potentiometers and wiring. Available now in 6- and 7-string versions.
Our MC1 voice delivers a powerful, surgically precise modern metal tone with punchy lows and focused mids, without harsh highs.
Faster and more powerful attack thanks to a low-resistance, high-density copper coil.
Authentic JB and Jazz tones, directly inspired by the Seymour Duncan legacy.
A single-coil voice with clear articulation and output level tailored for modern rigs.
State-of-the-art optimized audio preamp for superior clarity and definition.
Efficient circuit designed for optimal battery life. Direct upgrade compatible with many multi-voice active pickup systems.
A complete wiring kit is included, with all necessary cables and two 25kΩ push-pull potentiometers for voice selection. Two additional 25kΩ potentiometers are also included.
Magnet type: Ceramic (bridge), Alnico 5 (neck).