Description
Slash has owned dozens of guitars over the years, but almost everything you’ve heard on record traces back to one Les Paul. The APH-2N exists because Seymour Duncan reverse-engineered that guitar’s neck pickup, giving players a way to load that same voice into their own instruments rather than just admire it from afar.
Under the cover it’s still built around an Alnico 2 magnet, same foundation as the standard APH-1 Alnico II Pro. Where it diverges is in the winding — Seymour Duncan pushed the output just enough to unlock that sweet, singing sustain and slightly rude crunch that defines Slash’s playing across hundreds of recorded tracks. It’s a warm, moderate-output humbucker suited to jazz phrasing, blues bends, and classic rock riffing alike.
Seymour Duncan didn’t stop at the winding spec — this pickup carries the same construction details found in Slash’s original ’86 pickup, including single-conductor cable, a long-legged bottom plate, and a wooden spacer. It’s also the exact pickup Gibson installs in their current Slash model Les Paul, so you’re getting factory-authentic tone, not a guess.
- Alnico 2 magnet for warm, vocal midrange
- Moderate output tuned for sustain and crunch, not just gain
- Single-conductor cable, long-legged baseplate, wooden spacer
- Works beautifully in Les Pauls, and just as well in other balanced humbucker guitars, hollow or semi-hollow included
This zebra-coil neck unit is the natural partner to the reverse zebra APH-2 bridge model — mirroring the exact cosmetic and tonal pairing found on Slash’s own guitar. Available separately or as a matched zebra/reverse zebra set for players chasing the complete picture.
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