Maricela "MJ" Juarez Interview (Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Manager)
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
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“The heart and soul of your guitar has to connect with your own heart and soul,” says Seymour Duncan Custom Shop manager Maricela “MJ” Juarez.
Juarez has worked alongside Seymour Duncan for more than 30 years, establishing herself as the legendary pickup builder’s most trusted collaborator. She’s also become a custom pickup builder to the stars, helping the guitar’s most demanding tone junkies connect better with their instruments. Some say she’s wound more pickups heard on gold and platinum records than anyone. Her clientele includes Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Eddie Van Halen, Vince Gill, Slash, James Taylor, Peter Frampton, Warren DeMartini, and Steve Miller-not to mention countless discerning players around the globe.
Juarez began her Duncan tenure as a production-floor pickup winder, but Seymour eventually asked her to manage the growing Custom Shop. It’s expanded so fast that they recently brought in Seymour’s son Derek to help manage. Nowadays they’re only partially joking when they refer to Juarez as the Queen of the Custom Shop. But like so many things in life and music, her path to pickup-winding royalty was anything but what she’d planned.
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Manager has wound pickups for a who’s-who of guitar gods-Clapton, Gibbons, Van Halen, Holdsworth, Harrison, and many more. But she’s revered for more than her tonal sensibilities.
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00:00 - Maricela “MJ” Juarez Intro & 40th Anniversary Celebration
00:40 - MJ's Unusual Start at Seymour Duncan
03:12 - Learning from Seymour and Remember Pickup Basics
06:36 - Custom Order Notes from Guitar Legends
09:30 - MJ's Favorite Pickup to Wind
12:28 - Special 40th Anniversary Pickups Tease
13:00 - Shaping Musical History
14:00 - MJ's Most-Difficult Customer
14:40 - Working with Slash
15:47 - Amazing Billy F. Gibbons
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The legacy of Mexican-American women in Music history through their pickups is inconmensurable.
Abigail Ybarra, Maricela Juárez and Josefina Campos have shaped more sounds than all the master builders combined.
They’re fantastic.
100% correct. They are all absolute legends.
MJ has to be amongst the greatest pickup winders of all time. I am currently 30, and I had my first pickup wound by her at 14 years of age. She is one of those people where what she winds is BETTER than the actual sound in my head. So many records have her sound imprinted on them.
This woman is a national treasure. Great interview.
Absolutely. International treasure. Her notes would be priceless!
I agree. She’s amazing
She still does virtual and un person events for magazines and stores un Mexico. She does not need to at this point but she still does. Such a nivel person.
She is an unsung rock n roll icon. Not many know about her but thousands of guitarist worldwide are playing her pickups. Me included
I’d say if she had any hand in the JB that millions of guitarists play her pickups!
Well said. I have a set of Jazz/JB in an iceman from 84 😊and I have custom pickups made by her, love them all!!
@@idiotburns yes it feels special knowing she has wound the pickups and to have her signature. She really has shaped guitar music for decades without the accolades and awards of others.
I have one of her Full Shreads from the 80s in an HM strat.
Little sticker on the back. "MJ".
@@youropionmattersnot that's a real classic . One of her first pickups
The best John Bolinger interview ever. An employee like that comes along once in a lifetime…maybe…if you’re lucky. Such a joyful person. Kudos to Seymour Duncan for creating an environment where she can work her magic.
MJ is an absolute treasure. She deserves her own documentary or podcast. We need to know the stories while we still have her.
This may be the best PG interview ever. She's awesome and deserves a place in guitar and rock history. I've been going through a stressful time but listening to MJ talk put a huge smile on my face and turned my mood around. True legend.
I always love these interviews. Shes one of the greats. Just magnetic as one could be. 40 years of greatness.
I have watched this video 4 times in 2 days. I suspect I will watch it 3 or 4 more times in the next few days. I NEVER watch videos more than once, unless it's a song. This is truly inspiring. God bless MJ! And thank you, John for plucking this gem out of the water and showing it to us all. What a delight!!!
I had a hunch that she was going to mention Yngwie as the hardest to work with! I almost choked on my drink when she’s mentioned his name. LOL
Love her sense of humor and attitude. Thanks for this interview and God bless.
She did it in such a nice way - pure class
MJ & Seymour are the real deal. Professional & knowledgeable. I cherish the 15 years I have worked with MJ, Cathy ,Seymour & the Duncan family. MJ rocks!! Love MJ.
Fantastic job,John.Listening and not talking over MJ ,letting her tell us the history of Seymour Duncan and her career.
Congratulations MJ on a fantastic career,good luck and good health to you and your family.
I can’t recall ever being star struck, but I recognized MJ at a James Taylor concert tonight and just felt so happy to exists on this earth with her. What a wonderful person.
Probably one of the best PG episodes and there was no guitar playing. Thanks for the inspiration.
What a treasure and unsung hero MJ is. How fantastic and noteworthy that Seymour Duncan wanted her to be interviewed
I am eternally thankfull for MJ, but probably she would not remember.
Year ago, at a time when I was "selling my lunch to buy dinner", I sent an e-mail to her cause I had a JB humbucker installed on a Jackson but not working and had no money to fix it and no qualified person that time here in Brazil where a live. MJ told me to send it to her and she fixed it and sent it back to me for free. I will never forget such kindness. I still have that pickup and consider it a treasure because I, EVH, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page have something in common: a pickup wired by MJ.
Thank you my angel!
This is ONE Important Interview! PG you are great. MJ is wonderful. ‘I see your tone in your future’ ❤️
She’s equally wholesome as she is legendary 🤘🏽😭
Whenever i am having a bad day I watch this....I wish I could bottle this lady's spirit and carry with me always x
MJ is an amazing woman who I had the great pleasure of speaking to! I ordered a Custom Shop pickup from her and after telling her what I wanted she knew exactly adding a few things herself and even though it was at the end of the day and the shop was busy she took her time and was so nice. Muchas Gracias MJ!!
This Bolinger guy has grown in my heart. And Maricela is just an unleashed legend.
This is awesome! Thank you for doing an interview with Maricela, you guys. I mean that.... thank you! You should see the big smile on my face. There's no such thing as too many interviews with MJ. She's such a bundle of love and joy.
I have watched all of your interviews, that was the best one ever. MJ is a treasure!!!
MJ has made, repaired, rewound all of my pickups. She is the best! Such a sweetheart!
What a wonderful human being..
I'm a nobody Santa Barbara guitarist. I had a tele build that I wanted to load a BG1400 into for a gig I had on the upcoming weekend. This was a Wednesday. I walk into the SD reception area and tell the person this. 5 min later MJ walks out with a platter of 6 BG1400 pickups, packages one up, and says "Billy ordered these to give to people as gifts. He can wait." MJ is real as real can get. The BEST!
Such a great interview! MJ wound a custom pickup for me and I am so pleased with the results. I hope she has mentored the next set of pickup gurus at Seymour Duncan!
I ordered custom strat pickups from Seymour Duncan custom shop and MJ actually called me on the phone just before she would them to ask exactly what I wanted. And of course, they're perfect.
Que señora mas tierna y carismática. Llena de historias, la podría escuchar todo el día ❤
Love you back MJ, Seymour Duncan are by far my FAV Pups PERIOD!!! Been using SD Pups since 1986 !God Bless You. & Thank You very everything you do Yo!u are the Tone Queen. All my Charvels have Duncan Pups and have Mojo!!!
How could ya not just ADORE MJ? You couldn't! She's awesome. Wish I still lived in S.B..
We Love MJ. Please - you have to post the whole unedited video!! 16minutes was not enough,
I bet YMJ was so happy he got a mention.
So cool to see the people who are really the minds behind all of the guitar tones we've ever heard. They're the real heroes behind the music. She's a treasure and a wealth of boundless knowledge.
What a wonderful person. Her personality is tremendous! She is someone I would have loved working with for 40 years. Just a great video!
I've been waiting for another interview with MJ forever! I've watched every video on youtube with her in it at least 110x. She's an absolute legend!
What a wonderful lady. Just a beautiful human.
I really really enjoyed this interview! Thank you for introducing her to everyone who didn't know her, myself included. Great interview 👌
She's a LEGEND, she's an ICON, and she is THE MOMENT
MJ is an inspiration! Her story is so fascinating and so humbling at the same time; she was just doing her job! Her drive and passion for her work is what lies inside a lot of our guitars, and is possibly the very reason some of us sound how we do on instruments with her pickups
It's eye opening to see the face behind Seymour Duncan ! What a wonderful human w/an uncanny attention to detail second to none
Wow best interview EVER!!! What a beautiful person she is, GOD BLESS MJ!!!😊
What a lady. She's just great. Put a smile on my face hearing her talk. :)
Bohlinger said it right: "That is genuinely touching." - Fantastic interview.
She wound my Mustang Bass pickup! Love it, and am honored to have it, from her!
I love MJ!! She's just an amazing person and has an amazing memory for detail. She's made me a number of pickups over the decades!!
This is my favorite Premier Guitar video. This lady is a walking history book and a legend...a real legend.
This is the best Premier Guitar interview EVER! MJ IS AWESOME!!!
I was thinking about putting some Fender 62 P Bass pickups in one of my basses. I'm leaning SD now!
ThIs may be one of my favorite PG interviews yet. MJ is a hoot!
Awesome Interview...I gotta get her 40th Anniversary run. She is a true legend. The other companies have great pickups but none of them have a MJ -designed pickup.
She is amazing! Speaks volumes to the kind of company she works for.......
It's. About. Damn. Time! To Marciela..Best Regards and Best Wishes!!! You are a Legend and we all have a special place in our heart for you and you work!
Please, oh Please go back and do a Part 2. This is over waayyyy tooo soon. Thank You PG for this and Thank You John for just sitting there and letting her talk!
MJ is currently winding a pickup for me. :) I can not wait for it to arrive.
She’s an absolute legend. I’d love to hear more from her.
She did my Frankenstein CS pickup … it’s sooo good
This was pure gold. True OG
What a legend! Thanks!!
Now that was fun!!
That was one of the most touching interviews I think I've ever seen! And I'm not talking just music related!
What an absolutely amazing person. Towards the end of the interview, my eyes literally teared up. Her knowledge and talents are incredible, but her personality is even greater.
We need more of this amazing woman, maybe a monthly technical/inspirational message to all her new and old fans. I never knew of her but want to learn as much as I can from her.
Wonderful interview and incredible insight into pickup tones. What an amazing and important woman MJ is to the guitar world .
She is a remarkable and lovely person - love her stories .. and she has magic hands when it comes to pickups ...
I always listen to her in interviews and feel like I just got a big hug from a wonderful lady.
God bless this woman she is so great in every way!
I love this woman!!✌️
What an amazing, beautiful person. I Thank her for the interview…;-)
I have a handful of pickup’s initialed / wound by her. I always love when I stumble upon them…🤩
Wow 40 years!!!
Love her! Down to earth and as ‘real’ as anyone could ever be!
Such a wonderful interview with one of the great behind-the-scenes heroes of the music industry, thanks for this!
love how PG do their interviews. nothing forced and always interesting
Best interview ever
so lucky to have 2 of her work, 80's SH5 and SH4.
Thanks MJ for being an integral part of electric guitar history, and the music we love. Your enthusiasm and talent is something everyone can appreciate and learn from. 😎
I have a 1992 Custom Shop Custom Custom set. I truly adore those pups. I can only hope hers brilliant hands touched them. She is truly a special lady. A wealth of knowledge. Love her.
I stopped playing guitar for about 20 years then picked it up again. Started adding guitars but wuznt hearing the sounds I wanted. Started changing pickups to the newer guitars. Got a chance to visit with M.J. as I had never heard the sound of the Phat P90 Staple pickups an they are spendy. Grateful for M.J.’s wisdom they are worth the money.
God bless you, MJ. You’re a legend! Thanks for sharing this content Premier Guitar! 🙏🏻🔥
What an awesome interview! MJ is an incredible talent; I hope Seymour Duncan is paying her well.
Hands down, best Premier Guitar Video of all time. ❤ MJ Just one up'd y'all.
What an amazing soul! MJ thanks for many amazing EVH 78' pickups!!
Absolutely amazing interview - one of the best and most inspiring talks i have heard this year, so open and honest and full of comedy and charisma as well as an amazing amount of knowledge and expertise in her field - what a role model. Has made me want to order a custom set, now just have to decide exactly what I need….. thanks PG, MJ and Seymour Duncan (and the team there) for this absolute gem!!!
I'm one of the players of Seymour Duncan Pickups, love 'em.
What an awesome story!
I am the proud new owner of a Custom Shop Alnico Staple P90 neck pickup wound by MJ. And it sounds glorious! I’m not worthy! 😁❤️
MJ has a solid gold soul. Thanks for the first 40 years MJ.
What a fantastic working relationship!
We love you MJ.
MJ is a National Treasure... LEGEND
Amazing!!! Great video!
Best best BEST interview ive seeen from this chanel!
Even more fascinating them the rig rundowns!
MORE OF THIS!!!
I WISH I COULD THUMBs up more than once,.
This was such an awesome interview, thank you all for doing this. She's awesome, what a rockstar.
MJ could represent all of America & it would be a great thing. What a beautiful person.
Fantastic interview. Thx,,,
Fantastic interview, she is a LEGEND!
Fantastic! I loved this as much as many rig rundowns! She is amazing!
Freaking Amazing!! The Sounds you have created!!! Much Love!!!!
Best interview ever @premierguitar!
Excellent interview! I enjoy watching when someone is a truly passionate professional! She’s a top notch person!
Wow. Wow. Wow. One of the best interviews ever. Cheers PG.
What a lovely person. Such an easy sense of humor and so relatable. I feel so proud to be playing through pickups that she made!
Love this Interview...MJ is such a joy....So glad to hear her stories.
She has made 2 beautiful custom pickups for me 6&7 string.
I have been endorsing Seymour Duncan and MJ and company since 1992.
Cheers 🥂 to MJ
Happy 40 anniversary
Your best interview ever John.