Description
The SSH is Suhr’s take on a bridge humbucker that splits the difference between raw push and open-sounding vintage character. It’s voiced with enough midrange bite to shove a tube amp’s front end into breakup, yet it never turns to mush when you dig in – single notes stay defined even under heavy gain, and chords retain their separation instead of collapsing into noise.
Built around an Alnico V magnet, the SSH leans into that slightly compressed, musical push that Alnico is known for, pairing it with a DC resistance of 12.8 kOhm to keep output firmly in humbucker territory without sacrificing top-end air. The result is a pickup that can crunch hard for riffing but cleans up with a touch of guitar volume, revealing a surprisingly articulate, vintage-leaning voice underneath.
This version comes housed under a nickel cover and is spaced for the classic 50mm Gibson-style bridge position, so it drops straight into guitars built around that layout. Four-conductor hookup wire gives you full flexibility for coil-splitting, series/parallel switching, or phase tricks if your wiring setup calls for it.
- Magnet: Alnico V
- DC Resistance: 12.8 kOhm (bridge)
- Hookup Wire: 4-Conductor
- Cover: Nickel
- Spacing: 50mm Gibson-style
Suhr has built its reputation on pickups voiced from the best vintage examples out there, refined with tight manufacturing tolerances and premium components. The SSH carries that same philosophy into a bridge humbucker designed to give players – from blues stylists to hard rock lead players – a tone that translates every nuance of their touch straight to the amp.
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