Seymour W. Duncan sanannen mawaƙi ne kuma mai ƙirƙira kida. An haife shi a ranar 11 ga Fabrairu, 1951 a New Jersey zuwa dangin kiɗa, tare da mahaifinsa jagoran ƙungiyar makaɗa da mahaifiyarsa mawaƙa.
Tun yana ƙarami, Seymour ya fara sha'awar kiɗa kuma ya fara tinkere da kayan kida.
Har ila yau, ya shiga cikin samar da na’urori da na’urori na kida daban-daban, wanda a karshe ya kai ga samar da wasu na’urori da aka mallaka da kuma shahararru. Seymour Duncan guitar pickups.
Duncan kuma ya ƙirƙiri nasa kamfani "Seymour Duncan"a cikin 1976 a California, kuma tun daga wannan lokacin, alamar ta kasance masana'anta pickups, fedals da sauran abubuwan gita a cikin Amurka.
Seymour W. Duncan: mutumin da ke bayan masu daukar kaya
Seymour W. Duncan fitaccen ɗan wasan kata ne kuma wanda ya kafa Kamfanin Seymour Duncan, mai kera na guitar guitar, bass pickups, and effects pedal located in Santa Barbara, California.
Shi ne mutumin da ke bayan wasu fitattun sautunan guitar na 50s da 60s, kuma an shigar da shi cikin duka Mujallar Guitar Player da Gidan Mujallar Vintage Guitar na Fame (2011).
Duncan kuma an san shi da gudummawar da ya bayar don haɓaka gitat ɗin kirtani bakwai, da kuma wasu sabbin ƙira na ɗaukar hoto.
Ana iya samun ɗimbin ɗimbin nasa a cikin wasu fitattun samfuran guitar duniya, gami da Fender da Gibson.
Seymour W. Duncan ya kasance mai kirkire-kirkire a masana’antar waka sama da shekaru 40, kuma abubuwan da ya dauka sun zama babban jigon kidan zamani.
Ya kasance abin ƙarfafawa ga mawaƙa da yawa a duk faɗin duniya, kuma gadonsa zai ci gaba da rayuwa a cikin kiɗan da ya taimaka ƙirƙira. Haƙiƙa shi ne almara a tsakanin mawaƙa.
A ina kuma yaushe aka haifi Seymour W. Duncan?
An haifi Seymour W. Duncan a ranar 11 ga Fabrairu, 1951 a New Jersey.
Iyayensa duk sun kasance suna sana’ar waka, mahaifinsa ma’aikacin kade-kade ne, mahaifiyarsa kuma mawakiya ce.
Seymour ya fara sha'awar kiɗa tun yana ƙarami kuma ya fara tinkere da kayan kida.
A lokacin ƙuruciyarsa, ya ƙirƙiri na'urori da na'urori na kiɗa daban-daban, wanda daga ƙarshe ya haifar da haɓaka ƙirƙira da dama da aka ƙirƙira da sanannen ƙwaƙƙwaran guitar Seymour Duncan.
Rayuwar Seymour Duncan da aikinsa
Shekarun farko
Lokacin da ya girma a cikin 50s da 60s, Seymour ya kasance yana nunawa ga kiɗan guitar lantarki wanda ya zama sananne.
Ya fara kidan yana ɗan shekara 13, kuma a lokacin yana ɗan shekara 16 yana wasa da fasaha.
Duncan ya halarci makarantar sakandare ta Woodstown kuma karatunsa ya haɗa da karatu a Makarantar Kiɗa ta Juilliard, kuma daga ƙarshe ya koma California don biyan burinsa na zama mawaƙa.
Seymour ya kwashe tsawon rayuwarsa yana ta fama, kuma a lokacin da yake matashi, ya fara wasa tare da ɗimbin kaya ta hanyar naɗa sarƙaƙƙiyar igiyoyin waya na mai rikodin rikodi.
Seymour ya buga makada da kayan kida a duk lokacin samartakarsa, na farko a Cincinnati, Ohio, sannan a garinsa New Jersey.
Duncan ya kasance mai son gita tun yana matashi. Bayan abokin nasa ya karya abin da aka dauka a guitar dinsa, Seymour ya yanke shawarar daukar al'amura a hannunsa kuma ya sake sake daukar hoton ta hanyar amfani da na'urar kunna rikodi.
Wannan gogewa ta haifar da sha'awar ɗaukar kaya, kuma ba da daɗewa ba ya nemi shawarar Les Paul da Seth Lover, wanda ya kirkiro humbucker.
Bayan ya haɓaka ƙwarewarsa, Seymour ya sami aiki a Fender Soundhouse na London.
Ya zama mai kula da kayan aiki da sauri kuma har ma yayi magana da kantin sayar da Les Paul da Roy Buchanan.
Manyan shekaru
A ƙarshen shekarun 1960, ya ƙaura zuwa London, Ingila, inda ya yi aiki a matsayin mawaƙin zama da kafaffen gita don fitattun mawakan rock na Burtaniya.
A lokacin rayuwarsa na farko, Seymour ya kasance yana haɗa kai da shi koyaushe 'yan wasan guitar kuma ta haka yin da haɓaka sabbin abubuwan ɗaukar kaya.
Lokacin aiki tare da Jeff Beck, Seymour ya ƙirƙiri ɗaukar sauti mai ban mamaki.
Zaɓuɓɓukan da ke cikin wannan guitar ta almara babban misali ne na sihirin Seymour saboda ba su kasance ainihin kwafi ba amma wanda ke da fahimta mai ban mamaki a cikin tsofaffin ƙira.
Sun ba da ƙarin ƙara da tsabta yayin da suke riƙe da zafi da kiɗan kayan girki na yau da kullun.
Ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan ƙwanƙolin daga ƙarshe an sake yin shi azaman ƙirar Seymour Duncan JB, wanda ya ci gaba da zama mafi mashahurin ɗaukar hoto a duk faɗin duniya.
Kafa Kamfanin Seymour Duncan
Bayan sun zauna a Burtaniya na wani lokaci, Duncan da matarsa sun koma Amurka don fara yin nasu kayan daukar kaya a can gida a California.
A cikin 1976, Seymour da matarsa, Cathy Carter Duncan, sun kafa Kamfanin Seymour Duncan.
Wannan kamfani yana ƙera ƙwanƙwasa don gitar lantarki da bass kuma ya zama abin tafi-da-gidanka ga masu gitar da ke neman ingantaccen sautin.
Manufar da ke bayan kamfanin ita ce ba wa mawaƙan gita ƙarin ikon sarrafa sautin su, kuma Seymour an yaba shi da ƙirƙirar wasu daga cikin mafi kyawun zaɓen da aka taɓa ji.
Matarsa Cathy ta kasance koyaushe tana taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin kamfanin, tana kula da shi a kullun.
Sakamakon manyan masana'antun sun yanke sasanninta da rasa taɓawa tare da fasahar da suka gabata, ingancin guitar gabaɗaya ya fara raguwa a cikin 80s.
Duk da haka, kamfanin Seymour Duncan yana da kyau sosai saboda ana mutunta abubuwan da Seymour ya yi saboda ingancinsu da kaɗe-kaɗe.
Seymour Duncan pickups sun ba 'yan wasa damar canza gitarsu kuma su sami sautunan da suka yi daidai da na kayan kida.
Yayin gabatar da bidi'a bayan ƙirƙira, daga ƙwaƙƙwaran da ba su da hayaniya zuwa ƙara, ƙarin zaɓe masu tsauri da suka dace don haɓakar dutse mai ƙarfi da salon ƙarfe mai nauyi, Seymour da ma'aikatansa sun adana ilimin da suka gabata.
Seymour kuma shine ke da alhakin ƙirƙirar na'urori masu tasirin guitar da yawa kamar su Duncan Distortion stomp kwalaye da ainihin tsarin Floyd Rose tremolo.
Ya kuma ƙera shahararrun layukan ɗaukowa guda biyu: Jazz Model neck pickup (JM) & Hot Rodded Humbuckers bridge pickup (SH).
Waɗannan ƙwanƙolin guda biyu sun zama guntu-guntu a cikin gitatan lantarki da yawa da aka gina a yau saboda haɗuwarsu na sassauƙar tonal da ingancin sautin yanayi a duka tsafta & gurbatattun saituna.
Tare da haɓaka sabbin na'urori masu haɓakawa, ya kuma haɗa kai tare da ƙungiyar injiniyoyinsa na sauti don ƙira sabbin bass masu ban tsoro da ƙwaƙƙwaran gita.
Layin tashin hankali na Seymour, a halin da ake ciki, ya gabatar da manufar kayan kwalliya da kuma sassan da suka dace don shigarwa akan guitars guitars ko don bayar da sabon kayan kida na chica.
Daga 1980s har zuwa 2013, sun yi bass pickups a ƙarƙashin sunan alamar Basslines, kafin su sake sanya su a ƙarƙashin Seymour Duncan.
Menene ya ja hankalin Seymour Duncan don yin ɗimbin gita?
Seymour Duncan ya yi wahayi zuwa ga yin ɗimbin gita bayan da ya ji takaici da sautin ɗimbin abubuwan da aka yi masa a farkon 1970s.
Ya so ya ƙirƙiri ƙwaƙƙwarar da ke da sauti mai ma'auni, tare da kyakkyawar haɗuwa da tsabta, dumi, da naushi.
Cike da takaicin rashin ingancin zabukan gitar a cikin 70s, Seymour Duncan ya ɗauki kansa don yin nasa.
Ya so ya ƙirƙiri ƙwanƙwasa waɗanda ke da daidaitaccen sauti, tare da tsabta, dumi, da naushi.
Don haka, ya tashi don yin ƙwaƙƙwaran da za su iya ba masu guitar sautin da suke nema. Kuma yaro, ya yi nasara!
Yanzu, ƙwanƙolin Seymour Duncan sune zaɓin zaɓi ga masu guitar a duk faɗin duniya.
Wanene Ya Zama Seymour Duncan?
Seymour Duncan ya sami wahayi daga wasu mawaƙa, amma ɗayan manyan tasirin sautinsa shine James Burton, wanda ya kalli wasa akan Ted Mack Show da Nunin Ricky Nelson.
An dauki Duncan da sautin Telecaster na Burton har ya sake sake daukar nasa gada a kan mai rikodin rikodi yana jujjuya a 33 1/3 rpm lokacin da ya karye yayin wasan kwaikwayo.
Ya kuma san Les Paul da Roy Buchanan, waɗanda suka taimaka masa ya fahimci yadda guitars ke aiki da yadda ake samun mafi kyawun sauti daga cikinsu.
Duncan ma ya koma Ingila a ƙarshen 1960 don yin aiki a Sashen Gyara da R&D a Fender Soundhouse a London.
A can ya yi gyare-gyare da jujjuyawa ga shahararrun mawaƙa kamar Jimmy Page, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Pete Townshend da Jeff Beck.
Ta hanyar aikinsa tare da Beck ne Duncan ya ba da basirar motsa jiki, kuma ana iya jin wasu sautunan sa hannun sa na farko a cikin kundin wakoki na farko na Beck.
Wanene Seymour Duncan ya yi wa? Sanannen haɗin gwiwa
Seymour Duncan ya sami godiya daga masu guitar a duk faɗin duniya saboda ƙwarewarsa da ƙwararrun ƙwaƙƙwaransa.
A gaskiya ma, ya shahara sosai, ya sami damar kera kayan tattara kaya wasu daga cikin mafi kyawun mawaƙa na duniya, ciki har da rock guitarists Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Jeff Beck da George Harrison, kawai don suna.
Wasu masu fasaha iri-iri sun yi amfani da pickups na Seymour Duncan, gami da:
- Kurt Cobain na Nirvana
- Billie Joe Armstrong na Green Day
- Mark Hoppus na +44 da kiftawa 182
- Tom DeLonge na Blink 182 da Mala'iku da Airwaves
- Dave Mustaine na Megadeth
- Randy Rhodes
- Linde Lazer na SHI
- Ƙofar Synyster na ɗaukar fansa sau bakwai
- Mick Thomson na Slipknot
- Mikael Åkerfeldt da Fredrik Akesson na Opeth
Duncan ya yi aiki tare da Jeff Beck a kan gitar da aka ba da kyauta don haɗin gwiwa na musamman wanda ba za a iya mantawa da shi ba. Beck ya yi amfani da guitar don yin rikodin nasarar Grammy Busa Da Busa kundi.
SH-13 Dimebucker an ƙirƙira shi ne tare da haɗin gwiwar "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, kuma ana amfani da shi akan gitar da Washburn Guitar da Dean Guitar suka samar.
An ƙirƙiri layin Blackouts na ɗaukar kayan aiki tare da Dino Cazares na Bidi'a na Allahntaka da tsohuwar masana'antar Tsoro.
Karɓar sa hannu na farko
Seymour Duncan na farko na sa hannu na zane-zane shine samfurin SH-12 Screamin' Demon, wanda aka kirkira don George Lynch.
Samfurin SH-12 Screamin 'Demon shine farkon sa hannu na zane-zane da aka taɓa ƙirƙira, kuma an yi shi musamman don shaharar George Lynch na Dokken da Lynch Mob.
Shi ne OG na Seymour Duncan pickups!
Wane tasiri Seymour Duncan ya yi akan kiɗa?
Seymour W. Duncan ya yi tasiri sosai a masana'antar kiɗa. Shi ba mawallafi ne kawai kuma makadi ba, amma kuma malami ne.
Ya raba iliminsa na pickups tare da wasu mawaƙa da masu fasaha, yana taimakawa wajen sa kiɗan gita na lantarki ya fi kyau da ƙarfi.
Har yanzu ana amfani da kayan tattara kayan tarihi nasa, wanda ya sa su zama mafi shahara a masana'antar.
Seymour W. Duncan da gaske ya canza yadda muke ji da sanin kiɗa, yana taimakawa wajen tsara sautin dutsen da nadi na zamani.
Abin da ya gada zai rayu a cikin kiɗan da ya taimaka wajen ƙirƙira. Ya kasance labari mai rai kuma abin sha'awa ga masu guitar a duk faɗin duniya.
Nasarar sana'a
Seymour Duncan an fi saninsa da haɓaka nau'ikan abubuwan ɗaukar kaya da yawa.
Shi ne farkon wanda ya gabatar da karban sa hannu, kuma ya yi aiki a kan samar da kayan karba ga sanannun masu guitar.
Bugu da ƙari, ta hanyar ƙoƙarinsa na haɗin gwiwa tare da fenda®, Seymour Duncan ya ɓullo da sa hannu da yawa saitin karban sa hannu jere daga mai tsabta zuwa nau'ikan muryoyin murya waɗanda aka tsara musamman bisa ga buƙatun ƴan wasan kwaikwayo (misali, Joe bonamassa®, jeff bak®, Billy Gibbons®)
Ana iya ganin wata shaida ga tasirinsa tare da Fender ta hanyar yarjejeniyarsu inda suka ba shi izinin kera sifar Stratocaster® sa hannu don ƙirar jerin masu fasaha.
Ya ba da ingantattun zaɓuɓɓukan wasa tare da keɓaɓɓen fasalulluka masu ƙayatarwa masu ɗauke da sunansa ba har sai lokacin da za a iya samu daga sauran masu haɓaka kasuwa.
A ƙarshe, Seymour Duncan ya kafa dandalin ilimantarwa da aka keɓe don koyar da aikace-aikacen kayan lantarki na yau da kullun waɗanda lokuta da yawa ke haɗawa yayin maye gurbin ko canza kayan aikin lantarki masu ƙarfi da aiki akan kayan lantarki.
Wannan ya ba da ƙarin damar shiga cikin wannan yanki ba tare da la'akari da ƙuntatawa yanki ko iyakoki na fasaha don haka ƙara ɗaukan sa a tsakanin 'yan wasa masu sha'awar wannabe 'do-it-yourself' a duk duniya!
Ta yaya aikin Seymour ya yi tasiri a duniyar guitar?
Seymour Duncan mashahurin mai kirkire-kirkire ne a masana'antar kayan kida da kuma karfin tuki a duniyar guitar.
Ya kawo sauyi ta hanyar gabatar da wasu gyare-gyaren da aka fi so da abubuwan ƙira.
Tasirinsa a duniyar guitar shekaru da yawa yana da ban mamaki, saboda yawancin mawaƙan kaɗe-kaɗe suna amfani da sautin sa hannu.
Ta hanyar dogon tarihinsa a cikin kasuwancin kiɗa, Seymour ya haɓaka nau'ikan kyawawan abubuwan ɗaukar hoto waɗanda suka taimaka sake fayyace abin da guitars za su iya yi da son rai.
Ya daidaita zane-zane na yau da kullun don dacewa da bukatun ƴan wasan zamani, kuma ya kawo zamanin kwanciyar hankali da dogaro ga manyan sassan guitar lantarki.
Injiniyan injiniyan sa ya taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen ƙirƙirar gitatan wutar lantarki iri-iri waɗanda za su iya tafiya daga mai tsabta zuwa ɓacin rai zuwa murɗaɗɗen sautuna tare da sauƙi.
Bugu da ƙari, Seymour ya kasance gaban lokacinsa lokacin da ya zo ga ɗaukar ma'aunin kirtani da yawa tare da ƙirar ƙira na al'ada kamar su Multi-tap humbuckers da Vintage Stack pickups.
Waɗannan sun ba da izinin sautunan murɗa guda ɗaya da humbucking ba tare da rasa aminci ko ƙarfi a cikin kewayon kirtani ba.
Ƙirƙirarsa sun samar da mawaƙa marasa ƙirƙira tare da ɗaiɗaikun sautuna waɗanda da ba za su iya isa ba.
Baya ga samo sabbin hanyoyin ƙirƙirar kayan kida, ilimin Seymour ya faɗaɗa cikin mahimman abubuwan da ke jujjuya kayan aikin lantarki kamar su. capacitors, resistors, da solenoid coils Wannan ikon yana tasiri fedals kuma - a ƙarshe yana haifar da haɓakar ingancin sauti ga waɗannan na'urori kuma.
Seymour ya rinjayi dukan tsarar mawaƙa ta hanyar aikinsa akan sautin guitar na zamani na lantarki.
Za a tuna da shi shekaru da yawa don canza tsarin mu don kunna kiɗa har abada!
Kyautar Kiɗa da Sauti
A cikin 2012, an karrama Seymour da kyaututtuka masu daraja uku:
- Mujallar Playeran Wasan Guitar ta shigar da Seymour a cikin Zauren Fame ɗin su, tare da gane shi a matsayin mafi ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararru a tarihi.
- Mujallar Vintage Guitar ta shigar da Seymour a cikin keɓantacce na Vintage Guitar Hall of Fame, tare da sanin gudummawar da ya bayar a matsayin Mai ƙididdigewa.
- Mujallar Kiɗa da Sauti ta karrama Seymour tare da lambar yabo ta Kiɗa da Sauti na Fame / Nasara na Rayuwa.
Shiga cikin Zauren Fame
A cikin 2012, an shigar da Seymour Duncan a cikin Vintage Guitar Hall of Fame saboda gudummawar da ya bayar ga masana'antar kiɗa.
Mafi kyawun siyarwa
SH-4 “JB Model” humbucker shine mafi kyawun siyar da samfurin Seymour Duncan.
An ƙirƙira shi a farkon 70s don Jeff Beck, wanda ya canza kayan aikin sa na PAF ta hanyar fasahar guitar inuwa.
Jeff ya yi amfani da ɗimbin ɗabi'o'in a cikin sakin sa na seminal "Blow By Blow" a cikin guitar da Seymour ya gina masa, wanda ake kira Tele-Gib.
Ya ƙunshi jigilar JB a cikin gada da kuma "JM" ko samfurin Jazz a wuyansa.
An yi amfani da wannan haɗin kai na ɗimbin mawaƙa a tsawon shekaru kuma an san shi da ɗaukar hoto na "JB Model".
Kammalawa
Seymour Duncan sanannen suna ne a duniyar guitar, kuma saboda kyakkyawan dalili.
Ya fara aikinsa da wuri kuma ya ƙirƙiri sabbin kayan tattarawa waɗanda suka canza masana'antar gaba ɗaya.
Na'urar daukar hotonsa da takalmi mai tasiri sun shahara saboda ingancinsu da fasaharsu, kuma wasu manyan mutane a cikin kiɗa sun yi amfani da su.
Don haka idan kuna neman haɓaka sautin guitar ku, Seymour Duncan shine hanyar da zaku bi!
Ka tuna kawai, idan kana amfani da abubuwan ɗaukar hoto nasa, kuna buƙatar goge gogewa akan ƙwarewar wasan ku na guitar - kuma kar ku manta ku aiwatar da dabarun ku!
Don haka kada ku ji tsoron FADA tare da Seymour Duncan!
Ga wani babban sunan masana'antu: Leo Fender (koyi game da mutumin da ke bayan almara)
Ni Joost Nusselder, wanda ya kafa Neaera kuma ɗan kasuwan abun ciki, uba, kuma ina son gwada sabbin kayan aiki tare da guitar a zuciyar sha'awara, kuma tare da ƙungiyara, Ina ƙirƙirar labaran labarai masu zurfi tun daga 2020. don taimakawa masu karatu masu aminci tare da rikodi da tukwici na guitar.
