Description
The SH-1N is Seymour Duncan’s take on the late-’50s PAF formula, built for the neck position where clarity and warmth matter most. It’s the pickup players reach for when they want that vintage humbucker character – crystalline clean tones with real body, and distorted tones that stay full and articulate rather than mushy.
- Vintage-correct ’59 PAF-style humbucker construction
- Plain enamel magnet wire for authentic late-’50s tonal character
- Long-legged bottom plate and vintage single-conductor cable
- Vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonic squeal
- No logo, keeping the classic understated look
- Gold cover finish
Compared to Seymour Duncan’s SH-55 Seth Lover, the ’59 leans into slightly more scooped mids, giving it a smoother, sweeter voice that suits country, jazz, blues, and funk just as naturally as it handles classic and heavy rock rhythm and lead work. Sustain is smooth and even, letting notes bloom rather than choke off.
This is the neck version of the SH-1, designed to pair with a hotter bridge pickup – think SH-4 JB or SH-13 Dimebucker – so you get a genuinely versatile two-pickup setup with distinct, complementary voices rather than two pickups that just sound the same at different volumes.
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