Description
The Suhr DSV neck pickup exists for players who want the sound of a well-worn late-’50s humbucker without the compression that creeps into most modern high-output designs. It’s got that wide-open sonic window — plenty of headroom, natural note bloom, and a top end that stays smooth rather than brittle, even when you dig in.
Where its sibling the SSV leans into more midrange honk and snarl, the DSV is voiced for a softer, rounder character up top, making it a favorite for players chasing warm, articulate vintage tones rather than aggression. It’s the kind of pickup that disappears into your playing — you just hear the guitar, not the pickup fighting it.
Every DSV is wound and assembled to John Suhr’s specs, the result of three decades spent chasing the details that make old humbuckers feel alive: winding tension, magnet strength, wire gauge, all balanced to avoid the flat, sterile output so common in reissue pickups.
- Neck position humbucker, black bobbin
- DC Resistance: approximately 8K ohms
- 4-conductor wire for full coil-splitting flexibility
Also available in white and zebra (black/cream) bobbin configurations, alongside the bridge-voiced SSV, for players building out a matched set.
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