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 there’s 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 Model (single 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 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
