Detail 01
Alnico 2 magnet
Part of the pickup’s stated warm-crunch and biting-lead character.
Product detailSKU #1500000375979
Seymour Duncan78' Model Humbucker Pickup Zebra Neck
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built for the neck position, Seymour Duncan’s ’78 Model pairs an Alnico 2 magnet with a hot wind based on the original P.A.F. rewind. Its voice is centered on warm rhythm crunch, while lead work retains bite and overtone detail. Players using picked harmonics, tapped passages, or whammy-bar-led solos get a pickup voiced for those classic hard-rock applications rather than a neutral all-purpose setup.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Hard-rock rhythm parts that need warm crunch from a neck-position humbucker.
- Tapped lead runs and picked-harmonic passages where overtone detail is part of the sound.
- Whammy-bar-focused solos with a biting lead voice.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Hot P.A.F. rewind-based wind
Provides the output basis for the ’78 Model’s hard-rock-oriented response.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Designed as a neck-position humbucker pickup.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What position is the ’78 Model Zebra made for?
It is a neck-position humbucker pickup.
02What musical applications does it target?
It is voiced for classic hard-rock rhythm crunch, biting leads, picked harmonics, tapped runs, and whammy-bar-oriented solos.
