Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan 59/Custom Hybrid (SH-16)

A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and moderate output.

moderate outputmid-forward

Specs

DC resistance
11.5k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
Resonant peak
5.95 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load
Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

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