Description
The SSV is Suhr’s answer for players chasing real vintage bridge-pickup character without the compression that creeps into most modern humbuckers. Instead of piling on output, it leans into a wide dynamic window – pick softly and it cleans up beautifully, dig in and it snarls with that classic honk players associate with the golden era of humbucking tone. If you’ve spent years hunting for “that” bridge sound in old recordings, this is the pickup built to get you there.
This particular listing is the zebra bobbin version (black and cream coils), sized for Gibson-style 50mm pickup spacing, so it’s a straightforward swap into guitars built around that standard. It ships with 4-conductor wiring, giving you the flexibility to run standard humbucker wiring or set up coil-splitting and series/parallel switching if your control cavity allows for it.
Specs for the SSV bridge pickup:
- DC Resistance: approximately 9K ohms (bridge position)
- 4-conductor wire for full wiring flexibility
- Zebra bobbin (black/cream)
- Gibson-style 50mm spacing
Every SSV is the product of decades of winding and magnet research from John Suhr, aimed squarely at players who want authenticity over raw power. If you’re rebuilding a guitar’s tone from the bridge out, this pickup is a serious place to start.
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