Description
The TB-APH1B is the Trembucker version of Seymour Duncan’s beloved Alnico II Pro (APH-1b), built with wider coil spacing to match bridges where the E-to-E string spread exceeds 2.00″. Same DNA, same magnet, just the right footprint for guitars that need it.
Under the hood you get an Alnico 2 bar magnet paired with moderate winding, which is exactly why this pickup has such a devoted following among players who want their distortion coming from the amp, not the pickup. Roll back the gain and you’re left with a soft-attack, vocal clean tone; push the amp and it breaks up with a rounded, slightly spongy low end rather than a tight, aggressive growl. Think jazz phrasing, blues bends, slide work, and classic rock rhythm tones that breathe.
Compared to a ’59, expect a warmer, rounder character with more give in the bass — less snap, more sustain from natural string vibration. It pairs especially well with brighter-sounding guitars, maple or ebony boards, and hollow or semi-hollow bodies where you want to tame edge without losing clarity. Plenty of players run it in both neck and bridge, or drop it in the neck alongside a hotter bridge pickup (an SH-11 Custom Custom or SHPG-1b Pearly Gates, for example) to keep the front end smooth while the back end handles the heavier lifting.
Notable users include Slash (Velvet Revolver / Guns N’ Roses), Michael Wilton (Queensryche), Jeff Tamelier (Tower of Power), Tim Mahoney (311), and Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age).
- Type: Dual coil humbucker
- Position: Bridge (Trembucker spacing)
- Cable: Four conductor
- Impedance: 7.85 k
- Resonant peak: 6.7 kHz
- Magnet: Alnico II bar
- Output: Moderate
- Finish: Black, no logo
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