Description
The SH-1N is Seymour Duncan’s take on the late-’50s PAF formula, built to deliver that vintage humbucker character rather than a modern high-output growl. In the neck position it’s especially good at that glassy, almost single-coil-like clean tone while still keeping the fullness and warmth a humbucker is known for. Push it into distortion and you get a bright, articulate crunch with sustain that just keeps blooming instead of dying out.
Duncan builds it with the correct old-school ingredients: plain enamel magnet wire, a long-legged baseplate, and a vintage-style single conductor lead – no active electronics gimmicks, just proper PAF construction. There’s no logo stamped on the cover either, keeping things period-correct. Unlike the SH-55 Seth Lover, the ’59 leans into a slightly more scooped midrange, giving it a bit more openness and shimmer in the top end. It’s also vacuum wax potted, so you get squeal-free performance at gig volume without sacrificing the vintage tone.
This is the neck-specific version, finished in nickel. It’s a favorite for players who want a genuinely vintage-voiced neck pickup – country twang, jazzy warmth, funk chime, blues sustain, or classic rock crunch all live comfortably here. Many players pair the SH-1N neck with a hotter bridge pickup, like the SH-4 JB or SH-13 Dimebucker, to cover a wider tonal range across the guitar.
- Vintage-correct PAF-style humbucker voicing
- Warm, clear cleans; bright, smooth distorted tones
- Plain enamel wire, long-legged baseplate, single conductor cable, no logo
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
- Neck position, nickel cover
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