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Seymour Duncan SH-16 59/Custom Hybrid Bridge pickup black


The Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid is one of our favorite bridge pickups and has found a home in our own personal HB guitar. The mismatched coils provide great grind and crunch that is perfect for classic rock and other harder genres of rock. But being only 11.2K in DC resistance it's got great clarity, cleans up nicely when turned down, and the clean tones are sweet and clear with no harsh midrange bump. It really is a do-it-all pickup that can range from country to hard rock. Tight enough for some metal-inspired chug, but has the singing, emotive qualities of a good PAF. 

In the words of Seymour Duncan:

The ’59/Custom Hybrid is a medium output humbucker pickup that sparkles with upper midrange harmonic content and grit. The brainchild of our incredibly knowledgeable forum members, this humbucker is the result of experimental coil swapping in order to push into new tonal territory. The mismatched coils, and the alnico 5 bar magnet keep the low end nice and tight and give the mids a grind that is perfect for hard rock and metal. Plenty of crunch and bite on top as well. When split, you get the Custom’s 7k coil for a more distinct single coil sound. Pair with the ’59 neck or Jazz neck model for a nicely balanced setup.

Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA, the 59/Custom Hybrid medium output humbucker pickup uses mismatched coils, an alnico 5 bar magnet, nickel silver short leg bottom plate, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance