Description
The SH-1 ’59 has long been the go-to reissue for players chasing that vintage Seth Lover PAF magic, and this version takes the exact same recipe and angles the coils to match the Nighthawk’s bridge routing. Same DNA, different footprint — no shimming, no guesswork, just a direct fit for Gibson and Epiphone Nighthawk guitars.
Under the black cover you’ll find the details that made the original ’59 a benchmark: alnico magnets, plain enamel wire, nickel-plated pole studs, a wooden spacer, and black paper tape holding balanced coil windings together the old-fashioned way. Nothing here is modernized for the sake of output numbers — the goal was always accuracy to the source, not aggression.
Tonally, expect warmth over bite. The coils are wound to stay smooth rather than spike, so you get sustain that doesn’t feel forced, low end that stays controlled instead of muddy, and a midrange that lets single notes breathe. It’s a pickup that rewards dynamics — dig in and it responds, but it won’t turn every chord into mush at the bridge position, which is exactly what a good vintage-style humbucker should do.
- Four-conductor lead wire for series, parallel, or coil-split wiring options
- Slant-coil construction built for Nighthawk bridge routing
- Includes wiring diagram and mounting screws
If your Nighthawk’s stock bridge pickup feels thin or one-dimensional, this is the historically faithful swap that fixes it without changing the guitar’s character.
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