Seymour Duncan SH-PG1 Pearly Gates Pickup Black Bridge

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PAF style humbucker with a ton of rude Texas attitude for a neck tone that stays warm and focused.

Description
Combined with a warm, spongy low-end, this SH-PG1 Pearly Gates pickup is great for both rhythm and lead playing. Seymour discovered Billy’s bridge pickup had slightly more output than most P.A.F.s, which helped to give it the extra drive that make this pickup so special. The Alnico 2 bar magnet keeps the high end sounding airy but focused, and the mid-range emphasis gives it a unique Texas sizzle. It really has a growl all its own and will help to bring any humbucker-equipped instrument to life.
Hand built in Seymour Duncan's Santa Barbara, CA factory, the SH-PG1 Pearly Gates vintage output humbucker pickups use an Alnico 2 bar magnet, nickel silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and are vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance. The Pearly Gates bridge is available in both standard humbucker spacing. As with all Seymour Duncan P.A.F.-style humbuckers, every Pearly Gates is wound on Seymour’s original Leesona winding machine from the early Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for that unmistakable vintage mojo. The Pearly Gates vintage output passive humbucker pickups pack ton of focused midrange attitude with raw Texas punch and sizzle.


Features
- Vintage design
- Super hot output
- Raw edge
- Great sustain
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- Practicing4
- Concerts3
- Experienced2
- Professional Musician2
- Novice1
- Good Quality5
- Improves Sound5
- Easy To Use3
- Functional2
Reviewed by 29 customers
Incredible
submitted6 years ago
byAlf
fromMadison, WI
I put this pickup in the bridge position of my ESP LTD EC-256 guitar, with an SD classic '59 in the neck. Both pickups are great, but this one is really something else. It's hot, stays clear with distortion, and has a really throaty midrange which makes it sound like Billy Gibbons (ZZ top) or Gary Rossington (Skynyrd). Perfect for blues rock, classic rock, or country/southern rock. Highly recommend.
Best neck pickup
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submitted7 years ago
byAlexa
fromSacramento
I installed bridge sh-pg1 on neck position, it's sound sweet! Excellent for playing solo!
Pearly Gates, has welcoming tone and sound for many genres
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submitted7 years ago
byWilliam
fromundisclosed
Does what I expected for this project I finished, has a very warm and pleasant range for several genres of music, great tone on all levels
Better than I expected
submitted7 years ago
byGitfiddle76
fromMI
Bright without being shrill. Vintage but still enough guts for rock. Beautiful sounding warm pickup with a well defined top end. I had a mini pearly gates in a cheap Squire classic vibe and I didn't like it. I thought it sounded flat. I put it in a Suhr Modern and holy cow! I honestly think that's the mark of a good pickup. It really lets the qualities of the guitar shine thru. Great pickup.
Ear-piercing Screamer of a Pickup
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submitted8 years ago
byVINCENT
fromundisclosed
Put this in the bridge position on my Fender Strat. It is a very bright pickup (500K pots for volume and tone with an orange drop capacitor). I play through a Marshall DSL 40. Again, this pickup is a top-end screamer...almost ear piercing. I will re-think keeping this in my Strat.
Very happy with the product
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submitted8 years ago
byJoe
fromSlatington pa
Made my les paul standard epiphone sound greatft
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