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The 59 Model neck pickup is a warm, versatile humbucker with a big PAF sound that is great for playing both big, rich chords and fat sounding leads.play button

The 59 Model neck pickup is a warm, versatile humbucker with a big PAF sound that is great for playing both big, rich chords and fat sounding leads.

The 59 Model bridge pickup is a full sounding, versatile PAF style humbucker with an articulate treble attack, full bottom end, and scooped midrange.play button

The 59 Model bridge pickup is a full sounding, versatile PAF style humbucker with an articulate treble attack, full bottom end, and scooped midrange.

Seymour Duncan

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The Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model Electric Guitar Pickup is built with the same kind of enameled wire, nickel-plated studs, and balanced coil windings that humbucker inventor Seth Lover used in his first pickups. It's a humbucker that looks and sounds just like a '59 pickup.
Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model 1-Conductor Humbucker Pickup White Neck

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  • Model: SH-1
  • Category: Seymour Duncan humbuckers & trembuckers
  • DC Resistance:
  • Neck: 7.43k
  • Bridge: 8.13k
  • Resonant Peak:
  • Neck: 6.8kHz
  • Bridge: 6kHz
  • EQ: 8/3/6 (Treb/Mid/Bass)
  • Magnet: Alnico V Bar
  • Cable: 1-Con Braid Shield
  • Output: Moderate
  • User: Players' Pick
  • Type: Hum-Canceling

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  • Great clean tone

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted7 months ago

    byJacob

    fromSan Jose

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    I put this in my dean ml and it sounds awesome, would definitely buy again.

  • Very good upgrade

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted3 years ago

    byAllen

    fromGreensboro,nc

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    I put this pick up in a low end guitar and the sound is much better, this pick up was put in the neck position,I would say it is one of the better pick ups for clean or a somewhat jazz tone,or even a bluesy sound.

  • I can get just the right tone cleanly.

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byNaj

    fromNewark OH

    I needed a Classic sound pickup for the amazing 2003 Epi Dot I found in a used guitar store. The neck pickup had already been replaced with a Gibson PU, so it had a rich bell like tone and about 7.8 mA output. This SeymourDuncan '59 was a solid match. I play in a 60's, 70's cover band so I need versatility and not hairband distortion. Whether using this pickup alone or in blended combination with the neck pickup, I can get just the right tone cleanly.

  • Yes

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted7 years ago

    byDALE

    fromundisclosed

    Love the sounds

  • Inexpensive quality tone

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted7 years ago

    byTAE

    fromundisclosed

    Good reliable pickup with that super great vintage tone in the neck, its crystalline tone satisfies the most finicky of tone seekers , very easy to install, great price its always around 80 bucks .

  • Good Old School Sound!

    5

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    submitted7 years ago

    byShannon

    fromundisclosed

    Very nice. Good looking. Good sounding. Just a little softer rounded old school sound compared to the Slash pickups but that is what I was looking for!

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • asked bybrad

    fromundisclosed

    can you use these pickups with a single coil split?

    can you use these pickups with a single coil split?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    No you can't.
  • asked byDaniel

    fromBrazil

    Can I install it on a Stratocaster?

    Can I install it on a Stratocaster?

    Open Reply - Thomas
    In a case like this we recommend having a qualified guitar tech look at the guitar