Seymour Duncan SH-1B4C Zebra

As a fortunate owner of genuine bursts I seek to find ways to replicate the tonal information that a PAF offers, which to my ears is the benchmark for the mahagony/maple top ebony/rw combination within a solidbody or es type guitar. I sunk these pu's into many guitars. My staple for live playing is a 95 Gibson LP Standard which has this PU in the bridge position.The sound is virtually identical to my genuine 59 burst. Do not look elsewhere: The SH 1 is bang on!!!I use 4c version to be able to BB/Greeny my sound if I feel like it. I also used the DiMarzio PAF 36th which is nearly as good.....and available in aged double white since DiM. has the patent....Ich empfehle diesen Tonabnehmer unbedingt als die bestgelungenste Replik des originalen PAF's....Wenn die Gitarren nicht so wertvoll wären würde Ich in meiner Lieblings 58er den Bridge PU tatsächlich mit dem SH 1 tauschen um diesen Out Of Phase Sound zu haben.

The bridge version of the Seymour Duncan '59 pickup. The output is not high, but the Alnico V magnet feels like it hits the amp harder than an Alnico II pickup. The pickup has a mid-scooped EQ, compensating for the more mid-focussed sound most bridge pickups have. The sound is a bit less vintage than for example the Pearly Gates, but has a better crunch sound.
The pickup has 4-conductor wiring, allowing you to coil-tap it. In coil-tap mode the sound is rather weak, and it is not anything I would ever really use.

I used this pickup in an Epiphone Les Paul Traditional Pro. The polepieces did not line up perfectly with the strings. The trembucker version of the Pearly Gates didn't either though. It should not make much of a noticeable difference to the sound if the polepieces line up perfectly anyway.