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Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Model Bridge Humbucker Pickup - Black

High-output Bridge Humbucker - Black
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Seymour Duncan Pickups - It's all about tone!

The JB Model SH-4 is one of Duncan's - and the world's - most popular pickups and provides the classic sound of a hot-rodded humbucker that we've all loved for the last 30 years. Boasting plenty of output without sacrificing tone and adding the right amount of harmonics, sustain, and distortion, the JB Model SH-4 is great for anything from heavy blues to heavy metal - with an emphasis on heavy! But excelling at aggressive music isn't all the SH-4 can do, as it cleans up nicely providing warm, sweet tones. The JB Model SH-4 is built for great tone!

Seymour Duncan JB Model SH-4 at a Glance:
  • Classic hot-rodded humbucker sound
  • Part of a complete Seymour Duncan pickup set
  • Seymour Duncan: one of the most trusted names in pickup design
Classic hot-rodded humbucker sound

The archetype hot-rodded humbucker for over 30 years, the JB Model SH-4 is great for everything from heavy blues to heavy metal. As the world's most popular humbucker, the SH-4 provides slammin' output while retaining singing highs, aggressive harmonics, and just the right blend of sustain and distortion. It easily goes from sweet warm tones to raw rock 'n' roll. Compared to the SH-14 Custom 5, the JB has a stronger treble detail. Some players use it with 250K pots to smooth out the highs. The JB Model SH-4 comes with four-conductor hookup cable to facilitate complex pickup switching setups.

Part of a complete Seymour Duncan pickup set

The JB Model SH-4 is recommended for bridge position, and is often paired with a neck pickup like the SH-2n Jazz (Seymour's favorite) for versatility or a SH-1 '59 for P.A.F. tones.The SH-4 is for balanced and warm instruments, and works especially well with rosewood fingerboards.

Seymour Duncan: one of the most trusted names in pickup design

Quite simply, it boils down to tone. Seymour Duncan has spent the majority of his life refining the art of creating pickups. Seymour Duncan is dedicated to getting the best tone possible from his pickups, from modern metal monsters to faithful reproductions of gems from the '50s and '60s. We know tone is important to you which is why we choose to carry Seymour Duncan pickups. With the massive amount of pickups available from Seymour Duncan, you're certain to find the sound you've been looking for.

Seymour Duncan JB Model SH-4 Features:
  • Humbucking pickup design delivers high-volume, low-noise guitar tone
  • Standard spacing, Learn more...
  • High output drives even the most stubborn tube amps to overdrive bliss
  • Bridge position alignment for amazing rhythm tone
  • Strong treble detail with aggressive harmonics
Your tone begins with Seymour Duncan pickups!

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Humbucker
  • Position: Bridge
  • Active/Passive: Passive
  • Magnet Material: Alnico V
  • Number of Conductors: 4 wire plus shield
  • DC Resistance: 16.6K
  • Connectivity: Soldered
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Covering: Uncovered
  • Color: Black
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 11102-13-B

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Great bridge pickup

I swapped out the stock Probucker on my Epiphone Les Paul for this SH-4 JB. This pickup sounds awesome and has helped produce the tones I've been looking for. Highly recommended for a high output bridge pickup.
Rated 5/5

Great product

I had this installed and my guitar now screams like never before. Very happy with Seymour's product.
Rated 5/5

NOT A BETTER ALL AROUND PICK-UP THAN THIS

I have tried them all over 35 years of playing . Perfectly balanced to play anything from metal to EVH and cleans up nicest. Sounds great in any guitar.
Music background: 25+ years playing. Played professionally for 15 years..
Rated 5/5

Easy Upgrade

I put this in my Ibanez RG421 and it sounds so much better.
Music background: Professional noodler
Rated 5/5

Yep

Kicks as advertised.
Music background: One of the world's Okayest guitar players x 50 years

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What Do Our In-house Gear Experts Think?

Chris McCown

Is it any wonder why this is Seymour Duncan's best selling pickup, and has been for many years? This pickup has just the right amount of mids poking through the signal, nice highs without the "icepick in the ear" effect (with the right potentiometers), and nice tight bass. The JB is Duncan's best selling pickup because it sounds good whether you're doing hard rock, funk, chicken pickin', or blues!
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