SH-6 Duncan Distortion
Summary
Our original high output ceramic humbucker, the Duncan Distortion bridge model is perfect for rock and metal players.
Description
Launched
in 1980, the Duncan Distortion is our original high output humbucker.
We use a massive ceramic magnet and hot coil windings to deliver
full-bodied rock and metal tones with powerful upper mids for extra cut
and grind. It’s great for hard-hitting, crunchy rhythms, and the lead
tones scream with wild harmonics. It also remains tight with low
tunings. The matching Duncan Distortion neck pickup is the perfect
partner for complementary lead and rhythm tones, or pair it with a Jazz
neck model for a wider range of sounds.
Handcrafted in our Santa
Barbara, CA factory, the Duncan Distortion uses a large ceramic 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:16.6
- Magnet:Ceramic
- Cable:4c Shielded
SH-1N 59 Model (single conductor)
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
it’s so versatile. It’s 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 we’ve 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 that’s 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 isn’t a genre that the ’59 can’t 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 it’s 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 Seymour’s 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:1c Braided Shield
