Description
The SH-1B ’59 Model is Seymour Duncan’s ode to the golden era of humbuckers, built for players chasing that elusive late-’50s magic in the bridge slot. It’s the pickup that started a thousand tone debates – warm, articulate cleans that shimmer without getting brittle, and a distorted voice that stays full and musical rather than harsh or compressed.
What sets the ’59 apart is its slightly scooped midrange compared to Duncan’s Seth Lover model, giving it a touch more openness and air. Under the hood you’ll find plain enamel wire and a long-legged bottom plate, both period-correct details that contribute to the vintage character. It’s finished with a vintage-style single conductor cable and deliberately left logo-free, keeping things true to the originals it’s modeled after. Vacuum wax potting handles the one thing vintage PAFs couldn’t – it kills microphonic squeal at stage volume without dulling the pickup’s natural dynamics.
This bridge version pairs beautifully with a ’59 in the neck for a cohesive, all-vintage voice, or you can go the contrast route and drop it in alongside a hotter neck-position pickup for extra push. Either way, it’s equally at home covering country twang, jazz chords, blues bends, funk rhythm, and both classic and heavier rock tones.
- Late-’50s vintage-correct P.A.F. voicing
- Bridge position humbucker, gold cover
- Plain enamel wire, long-legged baseplate
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
- Vintage single conductor cable, no logo
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