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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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!!!
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.
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!!
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 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.
What a great spirit she has. Her story is definitely one of those 'meant to be' things. Every community needs people who level everyone out around them and remind them of the real humanity involved. She just oozes love of what she does and who she does it for.
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.
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!
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!
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
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.
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!
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…🤩
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.
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.
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. 😎
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 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.
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,.
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
Great Interview, John. Makes me realize that when they talk about "tone", Mj is part of that receipt. Would be fun to meet her almost more than the guitarist.
I got to see inside the warehouse on an alarm call once. I was bummed no one was there to pick their brain & get a better tour of everything. I also met Seymour & his wife when he jammed with his band at a nearby bar, they were super cool people. He had a fretless guitar with him that was a trip.
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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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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
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!!!
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.
MJ has made, repaired, rewound all of my pickups. She is the best! Such a sweetheart!
Probably one of the best PG episodes and there was no guitar playing. Thanks for the inspiration.
She’s equally wholesome as she is legendary 🤘🏽😭
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.
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!!!
What a treasure and unsung hero MJ is. How fantastic and noteworthy that Seymour Duncan wanted her to be interviewed
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.
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 is ONE Important Interview! PG you are great. MJ is wonderful. ‘I see your tone in your future’ ❤️
I have watched all of your interviews, that was the best one ever. MJ is a treasure!!!
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!
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
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.
What a great spirit she has. Her story is definitely one of those 'meant to be' things. Every community needs people who level everyone out around them and remind them of the real humanity involved. She just oozes love of what she does and who she does it for.
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.
This Bolinger guy has grown in my heart. And Maricela is just an unleashed legend.
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.
What a wonderful human being..
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!
Que señora mas tierna y carismática. Llena de historias, la podría escuchar todo el día ❤
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!
How could ya not just ADORE MJ? You couldn't! She's awesome. Wish I still lived in S.B..
Wow best interview EVER!!! What a beautiful person she is, GOD BLESS MJ!!!😊
I really really enjoyed this interview! Thank you for introducing her to everyone who didn't know her, myself included. Great interview 👌
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 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!!
What a legend! Thanks!!
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!
ThIs may be one of my favorite PG interviews yet. MJ is a hoot!
MJ is currently winding a pickup for me. :) I can not wait for it to arrive.
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
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.
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!
What a lady. She's just great. Put a smile on my face hearing her talk. :)
She did my Frankenstein CS pickup … it’s sooo good
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!
This is my favorite Premier Guitar video. This lady is a walking history book and a legend...a real legend.
Such a wonderful interview with one of the great behind-the-scenes heroes of the music industry, thanks for this!
This was pure gold. True OG
I always listen to her in interviews and feel like I just got a big hug from a wonderful lady.
Wonderful interview and incredible insight into pickup tones. What an amazing and important woman MJ is to the guitar world .
What a wonderful lady. Just a beautiful human.
She is a remarkable and lovely person - love her stories .. and she has magic hands when it comes to pickups ...
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…🤩
She is amazing! Speaks volumes to the kind of company she works for.......
God bless this woman she is so great in every way!
That was one of the most touching interviews I think I've ever seen! And I'm not talking just music related!
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.
Best interview ever
Now that was fun!!
I love this woman!!✌️
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.
Love her! Down to earth and as ‘real’ as anyone could ever be!
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. 😎
What an awesome story!
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!!!
This was such an awesome interview, thank you all for doing this. She's awesome, what a rockstar.
What an amazing soul! MJ thanks for many amazing EVH 78' pickups!!
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! 😁❤️
She’s an absolute legend. I’d love to hear more from her.
so lucky to have 2 of her work, 80's SH5 and SH4.
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.
MJ could represent all of America & it would be a great thing. What a beautiful person.
I LOVE this
love how PG do their interviews. nothing forced and always interesting
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.
Wow 40 years!!!
Fantastic interview, she is a LEGEND!
God bless you, MJ. You’re a legend! Thanks for sharing this content Premier Guitar! 🙏🏻🔥
I'm one of the players of Seymour Duncan Pickups, love 'em.
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,.
What a fantastic working relationship!
Wow.. hard to say much more... kind of leaves you speechless... so cool.
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!
Very cool lady ! Nice to see someone loving their job.
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
Hands down, best Premier Guitar Video of all time. ❤ MJ Just one up'd y'all.
MJ is a National Treasure... LEGEND
Amazing
Great to see the people behind the people!
MJ has a solid gold soul. Thanks for the first 40 years MJ.
Best episode ever
Best interview ever @premierguitar!
What an awesome interview! MJ is an incredible talent; I hope Seymour Duncan is paying her well.
Great Interview, John. Makes me realize that when they talk about "tone", Mj is part of that receipt. Would be fun to meet her almost more than the guitarist.
I got to see inside the warehouse on an alarm call once. I was bummed no one was there to pick their brain & get a better tour of everything. I also met Seymour & his wife when he jammed with his band at a nearby bar, they were super cool people. He had a fretless guitar with him that was a trip.