Description
The TB-15 Alternative 8 takes the SH-15 formula and stretches it to Trembucker spacing, so tremolo-equipped guitars get the same trick this pickup is known for: it sounds like a ceramic humbucker borrowed the sweetness of Alnico. Seymour Duncan pairs a custom-wound high output coil with an Alnico 8 bar magnet, a combination that pulls the top-end shimmer of Alnico 2, the midrange push of Alnico 5, and the raw horsepower of ceramic into one voice.
What that means on your amp: big, punchy output that stays articulate under gain, cuts through a dense mix without turning brittle or fizzy, and holds onto pick attack even when you’re driving it hard. It’s a bridge pickup built for players who want ceramic-style aggression but still want the pickup to breathe like an Alnico. Drop a ’59 or Jazz model in the neck position and you’ve got a set that balances warmth up front with authority in the back.
Every Alternative 8 is hand-built in Santa Barbara, CA, with a nickel silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for split, series/parallel, or phase wiring options, and vacuum wax potting to keep things squeal-free at stage volume. This listing is the Trembucker-spaced version in a gold cover.
- DCR: 17.1k (Trembucker spec)
- Magnet: Alnico 8
- Cable: 4-conductor shielded
- Type: Passive
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