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Description
The Seymour Duncan '59 Model Pickup is your gateway to the timeless tones of the late '50s, offering a vintage-inspired humbucker experience with modern reliability. Designed to mirror the iconic PAF (Patent Applied For) sound that defined a generation, this pickup is perfect for guitarists seeking that classic, warm, and articulate voice. Crafted with plain enamel wire, a long-legged bottom plate, and a single-conductor cable, it stays true to the original's aesthetic and sonic characteristics.
What sets the '59 Model apart is its ability to deliver a brighter top end and slightly compressed sound, combined with superior sustain and warmth. This versatile pickup excels across genres, from rock to blues, ensuring your guitar sings with a rich, full-bodied tone. The inclusion of an alnico 5 bar magnet and vacuum wax potting enhances its compatibility with both modern and vintage gear, making it a flexible addition to any setup.
Whether you're upgrading your guitar or looking to capture that legendary tone, the Seymour Duncan '59 Model Pickup offers a blend of vintage charm and contemporary performance. Its slightly scooped midrange provides a balanced sound that works beautifully in mahogany-bodied guitars with rosewood fingerboards, delivering squeal-free performance every time you hit the stage.
Key Features:
- Vintage-style humbucker pickup
- Plain enamel wire construction
- Long-legged bottom plate
- Single-conductor cable
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
- Alnico 5 bar magnet
- Bright top end with a slightly compressed sound
- Versatile for rock, blues, and more
- Ideal for mahogany bodies and rosewood fingerboards
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We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Seymour Duncan Pickups '59 Model.
Features and functionality
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The Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup is praised for its warmth and suitability for blues, offering a smooth tone that complements the sharper JB bridge pickup.
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A 59 neck pickup offers a brighter, more pristine clean sound compared to the Jazz, enhancing top-end brightness in Jaguar guitars.
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Comparisons
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The JB bridge pickup is described as modern, bright, and sharp, in contrast to the '59/Custom Hybrid, which is noted for being warm, round, and vintage with an edge.
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The '59 pickups are compared to the Peavey Wolfgang pickups, noted for their presence and controlled low end, but with a less modern sound.
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The '59 pickups are discussed alongside the Duncan Custom, which is highlighted for its suitability in doom, metal, and rock genres.
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Use cases and applications
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The '59/Custom Hybrid is recommended for Les Paul-type guitars, providing a balanced sound with sweeter mids, suitable for classic and hard rock.
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The Seymour Duncan '59 pickups are described as perfect for achieving a darker, fuzzier classic doom metal tone.
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The '59 pickups are recommended in setups tuned low for maintaining clarity and punch in doom metal.
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In a 7-string configuration, it's suggested to consider the Duncan Custom for a versatile sound across multiple genres, including doom metal.
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The 59 neck pickup excels in both clean tones and high-gain shredding, making it versatile for various playing styles.
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Mods and upgrades
User experience
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Owners report the JB pickup can be nasal in LP guitars, while the '59/Custom Hybrid offers a more balanced tone, making it a popular choice for these models.
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Some owners find the 59 neck pickup too dark and high output, especially when used in a setup with a brighter guitar like a Jazzmaster.
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Critic Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 6 Reviews and 23 Ratings
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Pretty solid tones.
Though I don't have a Duncan 59 in any of my guitars right now, I really like this model and have one laying around in the parts drawer. I think its the same low-wind, matched coils as a Duncan Seth Lover with a long, rough cast Alnico 5 magnet. Reminds me of the T-Top in my SG. Just not as, I dunno.... good? Its good though. Just not as smooth... it nails the clarity and bass character. I think I just like shorter Alnico 5 magnets.
Interestingly, I believe a lot of real '59 PAFs had Alnico IV bars rather than V. I am sure V was used during the 60s transition to patent sticker pickups, but I know of a lot of examples, particularly from thinline and archtops (and pretty much ALL of the gold covered examples) that had Alnico IV bars. I guess Seymour was less concerned with doing a proper '59 than representing all the transitional PAF/patent sticker, non-t-top buckers we know and love from early SGs and the better small block inlay 335s.
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My fav pickup of all time
Seriously amazing rhythm pickup. I have it in neck position of my SG and it works great matched with a JB in the bridge. Its so nice and warm and clarity is amazing. I guess this would be really recommended to lots of Les Paul/ SG players.
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According to this Seymour Duncan product review, Dimebag used the '59 bridge model in the neck to compensate for the Dimebucker's high power. It provided a smoother sound that can be heard in Dimebag Darrell's solos.
"My standard setup has been a JB in the bridge and a ’59 in the neck for a long, long time, because in Foo Fighters I need a big, blown out tone and those pickups fill that space really well. I also like the single coil alnico pickups for my Teles and Strats."
Ola uses Seymour Duncan 59 pickups as neck pickups in both of his main guitars, according to Guitar Geek.
Chino uses a Seymour Duncan '59 bridge pickup in one of his guitars according to his page on the official Seymour Duncan website.
In this article, Alex Skolnick says, "I should point out that my guitars come equipped with Seymour Duncan pick-ups."
According to Premier Guitar, Vaden uses this pickup as his neck pickup in his SG Standard.
The Seymour Duncan Pickups '59 Model is confirmed to be used by guitarist Mark St. John, as mentioned in the Charvel order form for his 1983 Jackson Guitar, visible in the bridge position. This information is documented in a listing by The Music Zoo titled "1983 Jackson Guitar Built For Mark St. John Yellow Gold."
"I don’t really change anything; maybe if a guitar just doesn’t make it sound-wise, but I still like the feel of it, I’ll throw a Seymour Duncan pickup in there. I love Duncan; he’s a good friend of mine, and makes an unbelievable pickup. But I’ve been using a Seymour ’59 for a long time."
Mike Stone used a Seymour Duncan '59 pickups on three of his guitars in his 2007 rig, according to Guitar Geek.
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