93,733 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Seth Lover

✓ Source-basedfalling

American inventor (1910-1997)

United StatesScientistsLived 1910 to 1997 · aged 87
Compare
Fame42.5
MomentumNot measured
Languages8
In century#107,031

Seth E. Lover was a designer of amplifiers and musical instrument electronics and effects. He is most famous for developing the Gibson humbucker or hum-cancelling electric stringed instrument pickup, most often used on the electric guitar.

Photos 3

P.A.F. pickup on Gibson Les Paul StandardP.A.F. pickup on Gibson Les Paul StandardFender Wide Range pickup (front) on Fender Telecaster CustomFender Wide Range pickup (front) on Fender Telecaster CustomSeymour Duncan SH-55 Seth Lover humbuckersSeymour Duncan SH-55 Seth Lover humbuckers

Scientists from United States 6

Sarah Lee Lippincott42.5James Graham Cooper42.5Theophilus Van Kannel42.5Jean Fréchet42.5Elisa Quintana42.5Henry Stapp42.5

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1997 · aged 87
Written about in
8 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.