Description
The SH-1N is Seymour Duncan’s ode to the late-’50s PAF, built to deliver that vintage humbucker character without the vintage-guitar price tag. Wound with plain enamel wire and fitted with a long-legged bottom plate, single conductor vintage-style cable, and no logo on the cover, it’s got the classic look and construction details PAF hunters look for.
Sonically, this is the neck pickup you reach for when you want warmth without mud. Clean tones come out crystalline and glassy, while pushing into distortion gives you a full, bright voice with smooth, singing sustain rather than harsh compression. Compared to Duncan’s Seth Lover model, the ’59 leans into slightly scooped mids, giving it a bit more air and separation in the low-mid register.
It’s also vacuum wax potted, so you get squeal-free performance at gig volume without sacrificing the dynamics that make PAF-style pickups feel alive under your fingers.
Genre-wise, it’s genuinely versatile: country twang, jazz chording, blues bends, funk chank, classic rock crunch, and even heavier rock all sit comfortably in its wheelhouse. Many players pair the ’59 neck with a hotter bridge pickup — the SH-4 JB or SH-13 Dimebucker are common partners — to get extra tonal range across the guitar.
- Vintage-correct PAF-style humbucker
- Plain enamel wire, long-legged baseplate
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
- Neck position, black cover
- Pairs well with SH-4 JB or SH-13 Dimebucker in the bridge
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