Description
Seymour Duncan built the Pearly Gates to chase the sound of a specific ’59 Les Paul Standard — one that helped define the gritty, guitar-hero tone of Texas blues-rock. This SH-PG1N/SH-PG1B set gets you both the neck and bridge versions in nickel covers, and Seymour Duncan throws in a set of Elixir Custom Light strings to get you playing right out of the box.
- Slightly hotter output than a true vintage humbucker, but still warm and musical
- Sweet-sounding with an edge of rudeness — think singing sustain and harmonics that leap out unprompted
- Bright top end suits maple and ebony fingerboards especially well
- Also a strong match for hollow and semi-hollow bodies looking for extra clarity
- Four-conductor hookup cable on each pickup for coil-splitting or phase-flipping wiring options
Genre-wise, this pair covers blues, classic rock, southern rock, jam, and hard rock without sounding one-dimensional. Drop them in as a matched neck/bridge set for a cohesive voice across your whole fretboard, or mix and match with other Duncans if you’re chasing something more specific. Either way, you’re getting a well-documented recipe for that raw, rebellious Les Paul sound — plus fresh strings to break in while you dial it all in.
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