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Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model 4-Conductor Guitar Pickup Black Neck
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I have this installed in the bridge of an 80's rg, so basswood and bolt on neck.
This is an immediate upgrade from the orginal V pickups and you get a significantly more versatile range of sounds. Works well split in position 4 of a 5 way switch.
Using overdrive the pickup has a nice aggressive buzz to the tone without getting too shrill. It is a very slightly compressed sound that doesn't give the best sustain, but there is a good balance of crunch and headroom. In short if you are playing through a tube amp there will be enough drive to push the pre-amp stage and with volume you should get all the sustain you need. The perceived volume is comparable to a paf pro in the bridge position.
The clean sound is useable with a slightly snappy twang to it, but perhaps a little flat sounding for that Hendrix vibe. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination, but also probably not what this was voiced for.
If you are looking for a solid rock sound then this will do the job very well. If you want somethigng more extreme then move along.
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Nice agressive buzz without getting too shrill, even in Basswood.
Good solid rock tone that can push an amp
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Cleans are slightly too flat to make it really versatile.
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4.0 |
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If your looking for a great classic...
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I just compared a '59 to a Alnico II Pro in the neck position of a Les Paul. It's a little bit nastier than the Alnico II, but both are excellent if you play classic rock or blues. I think the '59 is your best bet for a Les Paul. They are rich with a little edge, but not too much. If you like Guns, AC/DC, Zepp you'll love these. Here's a tip: buy a very good guitar cable before you decided to upgrade your pickup. I was using an old cable and didn't realize it was sapping my tone. A planetwave's cable and this pickup in the neck, look out!
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1. It's incredibly smooth, especially with a lot of heavy overdrive.
2. It's very sweep arpeggio friendly. If you're into doing arpeggios and neck pickup shredding in the higher frets, and you're looking for that warm smooth sound that I'm SURE you're familiar with, definitely get this pickup.
3. It sounds way better than the stock pickups in my Gibsons. Page, Angus, Gibbons, Van Halen, Frampton, Walsh... all the classic rock sounds are here.
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Nothing against it.
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5.0 |
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