SH-14 Custom Custom
Summary
If the 59 Model bridge humbucker was twice as loud, it would be
a Custom 5. Scooped mids, even bass & treble, and high output.
Description
Originally called
the Custom Custom Custom this pickup began life in our Custom Shop from
players requesting a brighter, alnico 5 version of the popular Custom
Custom humbucker. It has a nice, full tone, a scooped midrange, and
strikes a nice balance of bass & treble. This even reponse makes it
extremely versatile and great for all types of music and playing styles.
Match with the 59 neck or Jazz neck model for a perfectly balanced
setup.Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, the Custom 5 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:14.1
- Magnet:Alnico 5
- Cable:4c Shielded
SH-1N 59 Model (4 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:4c Braided Shield
