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 (4 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:4c Braided Shield
