Seymour Duncan Little 59er Pickup
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Designed to impart all of the warm, smooth tone of an old 1959 Patent-Applied-For humbucker.
Plus, it's a direct replacement for single coils. With an even, dynamic response and adjustable pole pieces, it allows the guitarist to fine tune the string balance and dial in just the right amount of punch. A whole set of Little '59s will deliver a rich, open sound; or a bridge Little '59 matched up with Duckbuckers in the neck and middle will provide a best-of-both-worlds '59 Les Paul and '57 Strat tone.
Features
- Direct replacement, single-coil size
- Sound of a '59 humbucker
- Adjustable pole pieces
Order today and get that good ol' sound.
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Most Liked Positive Review
best Strat Bridge Pickup Ever!!
I needed a pickup with more beefy rock tone so I bought this to replace the stock bridge single coil in my Mexican Strat. The tone is signature humbucking rock tone without the overwhelming output...Read complete review
I needed a pickup with more beefy rock tone so I bought this to replace the stock bridge single coil in my Mexican Strat. The tone is signature humbucking rock tone without the overwhelming output of most humbuckers. In fact it balances nicely with the other two stock pickups. I have the best of both worlds now, Hard Rock/Metal rhythms and signature Fender Blues tone all in the same guitar. I can't put my strat down now. Can't wait to get to the next gig with it!
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This pickup can be summed up in one word--GARBAGE. I used it in my strat, used all 500k pots and this thing still sounded horrible. It is pure junk. I previously had...Read complete review
This pickup can be summed up in one word--GARBAGE. I used it in my strat, used all 500k pots and this thing still sounded horrible. It is pure junk. I previously had a humbucker in my Jackson that was the same model only not a single coil and it would blow this thing out of the water. Avoid this pickup at all costs! What an embarrasment!
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Comments about Seymour Duncan Little 59er Pickup:
Just had this installed yesterday on my 2008 highway strat. Very happy with it. The tone is not too fat, or muddy, but it is also not gleaming like a burstbucker (which are my favorite). Its between a traditional humbucker (ie 57 classic) and a P90. I needed this pick-ups because I needed a humbucker with tremolo. lespauls and SGs with a whammy bar are hard to find (not a fan of PRS SE, ESP, Schetcher, Ibanez). And whats great is it still sounds very Stratty. I can play Sweet Home Ala, and then the next song could be Rebel Yell. it sounds good for both situations. This will help keep my baby (les paul standard) at home, away from beer spills and stupid band mates that knock over your stuff. I gave it 4 stars since it is not a "pure nirvana" pick-up.
Comments about Seymour Duncan Little 59er Pickup:
Great sound. I bought one of these for my '87 American Standard Strat in the mid nineties. Liked it so much I got another...then another, The Little '59 is good in all 5 positions on the Strat. It's as punchy or as mellow as you want it to be. I love the Little '59 so much I got 1 for the bridge position of my American Standard Tele. Buy this pickup...you'll love it!!!
Comments about Seymour Duncan Little 59er Pickup:
This is a bright crunchy pickup that is very easy to install and sounds great with almost any combination of pickups. I used the little 59 in a Telecaster I built and get a ton of compliments on the sound. Great buy. I only wish Seymour Duncan made this pickup in white.
Very bright, and crunchy sound. I use a .047 capacitor at the tone just as seymour duncan recommends and this pickup sounds awesome.
Reliable, and sturdy. Response is great and tone is superb.
Worth every dime.
Comments about Seymour Duncan Little 59er Pickup:
I swapped out the middle single coil in my HSS strat for this pickup (no tone control, straight to volume pot.). Kinda has a semi-hollow sound to it now, definitely more lows and mids, and is great for both strumming chords and fast leads. Combined with the Duncan distortion i put in the bridge and the stock neck single coil this is one versatile guitar. Definitely worth the gamble if your looking for a beefier sound out of your strat.
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It is a good pickup, sounds close to a vintage humbucker, I wish it were a little brighter tonally. I have it in the bridge of a modified MIM Strat and I like it, I just wish it had more treble bite & twang to go with the other pickups in the set. Im also not impressed with the way the insides mount into the cover, but that's being picky. With 4 conductor wiring, pickups don't really get more options... Finally, I think it should be about $10 cheaper like similar pickups from Dimarzio.
Comments about Seymour Duncan Little 59er Pickup:
ESP LTD Michael Wilton Signature guitar (Seymour Duncan JB bridge, middle pickup removed, Seymour Duncan Little '59 neck (new rails), 3-way switch), Rivera S120 combo amp.I can get a surprising array of sounds with this pickup combination. The bridge gives the classic JB humbucker crunch sound, the bridge + neck gives a smooth humbucking sound that's slightly brighter than the standard 2 HB sound and that also cleans up nicely for a warm clean sound, while the neck by itself can, depending on context, sound like a single coil, typical neck humbucker or even give a Telecaster-style "quack" when picked hard.I bought the LTD MW-600 guitar used and "as is" with this pickup arrangement and at first I was skeptical, but after a few performances and jams the Little '59 is staying. I love that I can go from all-out humbucking raunch to nearly single coil tones, to Cream-like smooth humbucking, to a decent clean sound, to Telecasterish sounds with only 2 pickups and a volume control!
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I think the new construction type is supposed to be glued into the cover or something. Mine slipped out. Maybe I just don't understand the correct way to mount. B/c I use Planet Waves tuners I wasted a set of strings to get the pickguard back off and fix the problem with electrical tape. This on a day when I was in a panic to learn a bunch of songs for a rehearsal (this is what I do for a living). Maybe I just don't understand how to mount them - better read the manual and/or call Duncan before you install. Other than that this is one of my all-time favorite pickups. It has its own character. Makes a strat sound so fat, but in a good, usable, musical way. In the neck it can really pass for a PAF or a strat depending on tone. In the bridge it pretty much sounds like what it is, which is awesome. I have many of these. I like bridge model in bridge AND neck positions, and a hand wound strat pickup in the middle.
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Certainly if you're shopping for a single-coil sized humbucker you've seen the others-JbJR and HotRails Etc. Take it from me I have those 3 I feel this is the best of the bunch. It has the overall best BALANCED tone and doesn't change the character of your guitar. You can't clean up the Hot Rails and you can't tame the JbJr but this one gets the tone just right and doesn't make your strat pretend its something its not.
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Bought one on sale for the bridge pickup in my American Standard strat. Installation was easy, but make sure that you download the instructions from the SD website that explain how to maintain the quack setting in position #2 (reverse the black and green wires). The instructions that come with the pickup don't mention that.This pickup is quite bright and I'm glad that I didn't get go with the hot rails pickup. I wouldn't recommend it with a clean sound as it lacks a little body, but add even a little overdrive and it really comes to life. I now have a true lead pickup and it is a marked improvement over the stock single-coil bridge pickup.
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I reliced a 2002 highway strat and dropped one in the bridge and man what a growl. Better than the humucks in both of my other american deluxes. On a side note when attaching the neck back on my strat I resanded and wood glued it too and man the susain is at Gibson status. Save your investment and buy American. I play through a Voodoo modded Marshall JCM200 TSL100 with Greenback 4x12 and its untouchable in tone! My fingers may suck but my ears dont!!
