78 Model Bridge
The Seymour Duncan ‘78 Model humbucker delivers warm crunch with biting leads and overtone laden tapped runs.
In the late 70s, Seymour Duncan was well known
as the go-to guy for players that wanted something custom. Sometime in
‘78, Eddie Van Halen gave him a P.A.F. to experiment with, along with
instructions to rewind it with the intent to enhance the reproduction of
artificial harmonics and “hot wind” a little for some extra “juice”.
The Seymour Duncan ‘78 Model humbucker is the
result of that experiment. Loaded with an Alnico 2 magnet and wound to
the exact same hot specs as that original P.A.F. rewind, the ‘78’s
magnet and output combination lends itself to a warm crunch with biting
leads and overtone laden tapped runs. While the ‘78 Model was not the
final destination for Eddie, it offers players the opportunity to
revisit a waypoint in the early days of his legendary pursuit of the
ultimate tone.
If you’re a player who demands a
high-performance tone and wants the classic hard rockin’ rhythm crunch,
articulate picked harmonics for your tapped solos and whammy bar
acrobatics, the ‘78 Model just may be your ticket.
DCR: Bridge 9k
Magnet: Alnico 2
Cable: 4c Shielded
Type: Passive
SH-2N Jazz Neck
Summary
The Jazz Model neck is a bright, vintage-output humbucker which stays clear even under extreme distortion.
Description
Originally
designed as the matching neck pickup for the JB Model bridge pickup, the
Jazz is an incredibly versatile humbucker that will work for almost any
style of music. An Alnico 5 bar magnet and a special coil wind give it a
glassy treble response and full, tight bass, while scooped mids help
each note to sing clearly even under extreme high gain – or even more
extreme speed. It pairs especially well with the JB, Distortion, Invader
and Perpetual Burn but is a great all-purpose neck pickup for many
pickup combinations. It’s a favorite among the likes of legendary
players such as Randy Rhoads, Jeff Beck, Dave Mustaine and Alex
Skolnick.
Hand
built in our Santa Barbara, CA factory, the Jazz Model humbucker uses
an Alnico 5 bar magnet, nickel silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead
wire for multiple wiring options, and is vacuum wax potted for
squeal-free performance.
Output
- DCR:7.5
- Magnet:Alnico 5
- Cable:4c Shielded
