Seymour Duncan TB-5 Duncan Custom Trembucker Black Pickup

The TB-5 Duncan Custom Trembucker delivers a focused, articulate voice with enough output and clarity to cut through without sacrificing dynamic response. Built for players who rely on tremolo systems and demand pickups engineered specifically for that application, this medium-output humbucker balances aggression with definition across all six strings.

Tonal Character & Output

A medium output humbucker with 14.8k DC resistance, the TB-5 produces punchy mids and controlled highs suitable for rock, metal, and hard rock applications. The vacuum wax potting eliminates microphonic feedback, ensuring clean, squeal-free operation even at high gain.

Design & Construction

Hand-built in Santa Barbara, California, this pickup features wider pole piece spacing optimized for tremolo bridge guitars, ensuring balanced output across the magnetic field. The small ceramic bar magnet and nickel silver bottom plate contribute to the pickup's focused tone and structural integrity.

Key Features

• Trembucker design with wider pole piece spacing for tremolo bridge guitars
• Medium output humbucker configuration
• DC Resistance: 14.8k Ohm
• Small ceramic bar magnet
• Nickel silver bottom plate
• Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
• 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options
• Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA
• Black finish

The TB-5 combines Seymour Duncan's proven construction methods with a design specifically engineered for tremolo-equipped instruments, delivering reliable performance and tonal consistency.