- Vintage-Inspired Pickup - The '59 bridge model is a vintage output humbucker, perfect for rock, blues, and more, offering tons of old-school character but with a brighter top end and a slightly more compressed sound.
- Versatile Humbucker - Vintage-inspired coils give the '59 bridge pickup an airy quality that is firmly in the P.A.F. family, and the alnico 5 bar magnet and vacuum wax potting make it compatible with lighter guitar strings and louder amplifiers than were ever used in the 1950s.
- Authentic Tone - The '59 model is designed in the spirit of the original P.A.F. humbuckers of the 1950s, with sweet sustain, and a warm, full sound that still possesses a clear attack.
- Traditional Vintage Appointments - The '59 model features a variety of traditional vintage specs, such as 42AWG plain enamel mag wire, long-legged nickel-silver bottom plate, vintage single-conductor braided push back lead wire, and no logo.
- Made in the USA - The '59 Vintage Output Humbucker Bridge Pickup is wound on Seymour’s classic Leesona 102 pickup winding machine from the old Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, MI.
The Seymour Duncan '59 Model SH-1 humbucking pickup is Seymour Duncan's take on the classic Seth Lover PAF (Patent Applied For) humbucker found on the Gibson's iconic late-1950s Les Paul. The SH-1 sports plain enamel wire, a long-legged bottom plate, 4-conductor cable, and the absence of a Seymour Duncan logo. This vintage re-creation serves up a slightly more scooped midrange than the Seth Lover model and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance. For flexible tones with vintage flair, the Duncan '59 Model SH-1 is a perfect fit. Seymour Duncan '59 Model SH-1 at a Glance: Vintage look and sound A complete tone monster setup Trust your tone to Seymour Duncan Vintage look and sound The '59 Model SH-1 provides a late-'50s, vintage-correct, humbucker sound with warm and crystalline clean tones. Full and bright distorted tones with smooth sustain are available from this classic-style pickup. Classic appointments include plain enamel
