Description
The 59 bridge model is great for all types of rock and blues. We designed these vintage style coils to give it an airy quality that keep this pickup planted firmly in the P.A.F. family. The alnico 5 bar magnet, and vacuum wax potting have been added to compensate for lighter guitar strings and louder amplifiers than were ever used in the 50s. The result is a pickup with tons of old-school tonal character, but with a brighter top end, and a more compressed sound.
Pair with the 59 neck model for an evenly balanced output and tone.In addition to the alnico 5 magnet and wax potting, we hand build the 59 Model with a variety of traditional vintage treatments, such as 42AWG plain enamel mag wire, long legged nickel silver bottom plate, vintage single conductor braided push back lead wire, and no logo. As with all of our P.A.F. style pickups, the 59 Model is wound on Seymours old Leesona winder from the early Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, MI.
Features
- The 59 Model bridge pickup is a full sounding, versatile P.A.F. style humbucker.
- Articulate treble attack, full bottom end, and scooped midrange.
- 4-Conductor
: Seymour Duncan SH-1b ’59 Model 4-Conductor Bridge Pickup – Black
: 11101-05-B4C
: 800315000678
wgl727 (verified owner) –
This is the neck pickup in the Dimebucker set, even though it is spec’d as a bridge pup. I used this in a scratch-built RG-style guitar and was impressed with its powerful and rich voice. It’s a good fit with the Dime bridge. I didn’t notice much voicing change when coil-split, but that may not even be applicable in the neck position.