Description
This is the pairing Duncan built its reputation on: the SH-4 JB in the bridge and the SH-1 ’59 Model in the neck, both in matching white covers. Two very different personalities that lock together into one of the most versatile humbucker sets out there.
SH-4 JB (Bridge) — Nearly 40 years on, the JB is still Seymour Duncan’s best-selling pickup, and for good reason. Hand-built in Santa Barbara with an alnico 5 bar magnet, hot coils, a nickel silver bottom plate, and vacuum wax potting for squeal-free control, it pushes hard into the upper mids while keeping the low end tight and the highs harmonically alive. It’s equally happy snarling through a Marshall for hard rock and metal, or cleaning up for blues and country twang. 4-conductor lead wire means you’ve got room to experiment with coil splits and phase wiring if you’re into that.
- Alnico 5 bar magnet
- Hot-wound for aggressive midrange push
- 4-conductor wiring for coil-split/phase options
- Vacuum wax potted
SH-1N ’59 Model (Neck) — Built to capture that big, airy PAF magic, the ’59 neck pickup handles thick chords and fat single-note leads with equal ease. It’s wound old-school style — 42AWG plain enamel wire, long-legged nickel silver baseplate, single-conductor braided lead wire, no logo — on Seymour’s original Leesona winder from the Kalamazoo Gibson factory. The alnico 5 magnet and wax potting bring it up to speed for modern strings and louder amps without losing that vintage soul: scooped mids, bright top end, slightly compressed feel.
Together, this SH-4/SH-1N combo gives you a bridge pickup with bite and a neck pickup with vintage warmth — a balanced, road-tested pairing for players who want both punch and character in the same guitar.
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