Bluesbird pickups

[matsickma]

Always thought the Bluesbirds came with SD PAF's.

M

 

[SFIV1967]

Always thought the Bluesbirds came with SD PAF's.

M

Yes, the 1996 reissue came with
Neck: Seymour Duncan Classic Cover™ series '59 model™ SH-1N
Bridge: Seymour Duncan Classic Cover™ series '59 model™ SH-1B
which were designed to deliver classic P.A.F. tone.

"The ’59 neck model (SH-1N) is one of our most popular pickups because it’s so versatile. Like its bridge-position sibling, the ’59 neck is designed in the spirit of the original P.A.F. humbuckers of the 1950s, with sweet sustain, and a warm, full sound that still possesses a clear attack. We’ve made a few refinements to slightly modernize the design and make it more adaptable to different styles. 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. The ’59 neck was born to accompany the ’59 bridge, but countless players pair it with a high output bridge humbucker, such as a JB or Custom. It’s also a popular choice for humbucker-routed Telecasters.

The ’59 bridge model (SH-1B) is a vintage output humbucker that’s great for rock, blues, and more. Its vintage-inspired coils give it an airy quality that is firmly in the P.A.F. family, and the alnico 5 bar magnet and vacuum wax potting make it compatible with lighter guitar strings and louder amplifiers than were ever used in the 1950s. The result is a pickup with tons of old-school tonal character, but with a brighter top end, and a slightly more compressed sound.

The ’59 model features a variety of traditional vintage treatments, such as 42AWG plain enamel mag wire, long-legged nickel-silver bottom plate, vintage single-conductor braided push back lead wire, and no logo. If you opt for a four-conductor version for coil splitting, the ’59’s single coil mode is crystal clear. As with all of our P.A.F.-style pickups, the ’59 vintage output humbucker is wound on Seymour’s classic Leesona 102 pickup winding machine from the old Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, MI."

Ralf

 

[mcarter]

I find muddy sounding pickups have to do with the signal change sometimes. An easy way to test how muddy a pickup is, plug the guitar directly to a class a amp, preferably low watt. Turn the volume and tone knobs from low to high. Test it at very volume level. A good pickup will have clarity at every level. I have a Gibson SG with SD 59s and it sounds great, especially though a a cranked plexi!