SH-4 JB Bridge
Summary
For nearly four decades, the legendary JB Model has been the ultimate hot-rodded humbucker. A truly modern classic.
Description
The
JB Model humbucker is our most popular pickup of all time. Blues,
country, fusion, punk, hard rock, grunge, thrash; the JB has always
sounded just right, even as new genres emerged around it. The low end is
full and powerful, the highs are crisp and detailed and theres an
upper-midrange bump that adds crunch and chunk to heavy chords but
translates to a singing, vocal-like quality when you play single notes
or solos. Meanwhile the hot output pushes your amp just that little bit
harder for more sustain and harmonics. Use it with a 500k volume pot for
great high-end cut, or try a 250k pot to sweeten and soften the tone
for smoother styles. It pairs particularly well with the Jazz or 59
neck pickups, and some players even like to use a JB in the neck
position for an extra-fat solo tone.
Hand built in our Santa
Barbara, CA factory, the JB Model uses an Alnico 5 bar magnet, nickel
silver bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options
like series, parallel and split coil, and is vacuum wax potted for
squeal-free performance.
Output
- DCR:16.6
- Magnet:Alnico 5
- Cable:4c Shielded
SH-1n 59 (4 conductor) Neck
Summary
A vintage-voiced, extremely versatile neck pickup that pairs well with most bridge humbuckers.
Description
The 59 Model neck pickup is one of our most popular pickups because
its so versatile. Its designed in the spirit of the original
P.A.F. humbuckers of the 1950s, with sweet sustain, full-sounding
chords, clear and bright attack, but weve made a few refinements to
slightly modernize the design and make it more adaptable to different
styles.
The 59 has a full low end which is great for adding
character to your clean sounds and sustain to your leads. The high end
is slightly boosted for improved pick-attack clarity and the mids are a
little scooped for an open, smooth sound thats great for preserving
the clarity of the individual notes in a chord. Play softly and the mids
and highs seem to fade back, but pick hard and the note will be
confident and clear. There isnt a genre that the ’59 cant work
within. It pairs nicely with a high output bridge humbucker like the JB
or Custom but is equally at home with more moderate pickups like the 59 bridge. And its a popular choice for those with
humbucker-routed Telecasters as well. And if you order a four-conductor
version for coil splitting, its single coil mode is crystal clear.
The 59 Model neck pickup is wound on Seymours Leesona 102 pickup
winding machine, the very one that was used in the Gibson factory in
Kalamazoo, MI in the 1950s. It comes standard with a long-legged nickel
silver bottom plate, vintage single conductor braided push back lead
wire and no logo.
Output
- DCR:7.6
- Magnet:Alnico 5
- Cable:4c Braided Shield
