Well suited for modern metal players, the Sentient 8-String Active Mount from Seymour Duncan is a passive 8-string humbucking pickup for use in the neck position. The pickup has a black soapbar cover and supplies a vintage output that works equally well for clean and distorted tones with superb articulation. The pickup features an alnico 5 bar magnet to deliver a versatile tone that fits between the '59 model and the jazz neck pickup. The Sentient provides pristine cleans for intricate chordal and single note runs with fluid leads under high gain.