Vintage Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model Bridge Humbucker
Made in the Late 1980's

Age and model: This pickup has no sticker. Based on the style of back plate, we know it's from the 1980's. Based on its DC resistance of 8.0k, it's an SH-1b bridge humbucker.

Description:  The ’59 bridge model (SH-1b) is a vintage output humbucker that’s great for rock, blues, and more. Its vintage-inspired coils give it an airy quality that is firmly in the PAF family, and the Alnico 5 bar magnet and vacuum wax potting make it compatible with lighter guitar strings and much louder amplifiers than were ever used in the 1950s. The result is a pickup with tons of old-school tonal character, but with a brighter top end, and a slightly more compressed sound. The ’59 model features a variety of vintage treatments, such as 42 AWG plain enamel mag wire, long-legged nickel-silver bottom plate, vintage single-conductor braided push back lead wire, and no logo. If you opt for a four-conductor version for coil splitting, the ’59 in single coil mode is crystal clear. As with all Duncan PAF-style pickups, the ’59 is wound on Seymour’s classic Leesona 102 pickup winding machine from the old Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, MI.

Specs:

• Type: Full-size humbucker
• Output: Medium
• Magnet type: Alnico 5 bar
• Pole spacing: 49 mm
• Lead length: 13"
• Lead type: Four conductor shielded
• Recommended position: Bridge
• Vacuum wax potted: Yes
• DCR = 8.04k Ohms
• Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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Condition: Our used parts have been tested and verified to work as they should. Used and vintage items will show signs of use. Please look at the photos. If you want a cosmetically "perfect" item, we recommend that you buy new in a factory sealed package. None of our used items will be cosmetically "perfect".

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About us:  We are a small shop in San Diego County, California.  We are part of the Southern California guitar community (Fender, Taylor, Carvin). We build custom electric guitars and hand-wired tube amps, and do mods and setups. We also buy, sell and trade vintage and used instruments. Our owner is a guitar enthusiast, wood worker and professional engineer. We've been doing this type of work since 1999 and have over a thousand happy customers. We are a Reverb Preferred Seller and our approval rating is 99.9%. 

Best wishes and happy strumming!

Dr T.