Help! 59'

[remingtonbo2001]

I went to Sam Ash today and purchased the SH-1 (59). Asked for the neck position, but was given the bridge. :smack: I was ignorant to assume, rather than actually checking to see if it was the correct pickup. It was closing time, I wasn't thinking, yeah. Anyways, I started reading about others encountering this same issue, and using the SH-1b in the neck position. I know I could go back tomorrow and purchase the correct one, but I am curious. Sam Ash rarely accepts back a previously installed pickup, so I'm not sure if I want to go through that hassel, if I don't like it. I have never installed a bridge pickup in the neck position, nor vise verse. Anyways, So to the question. The pickup will be installed in an Ibanez G10, with a Custom Custom in the bridge position. The guitar goes through BBE Sonic Stomp, Tech 21 Double Drive, into Marshall 250DFX (Mod). In the FX Loop I have a Presonus Tube Pre, Samson Optical Compressor, Behringer Virtulizer Pro. What should I expect? Has anyone tried this? If so, with what kind of equipment? I appologize for taking up space, but I try to be specific with tone. I'm sure everyone understands. Thank you for your help, it is well appreciated.

 

[Travis]

Re: Help! 59'

The 59 bridge would work fine in the neck. It's just a little hotter than the neck version. However, Seymour Duncan has a 21 day exchange policy and I'm pretty sure Sam Ash has to honor that. If you don't like it, take it back to exchange it for a neck 59.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Help! 59'

If you really want to take it back to "Smash" (as I refer to them), you can just unsolder the wires and clip the end clean to make it look new...

 

[remingtonbo2001]

Re: Help! 59'

Much Thanks Guys! I will let you know how it turns out.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Help! 59'

In the 50's and 60's, there was only one version of the Gibson humbucker that the Duncan '59 is based on and it was used in both the neck and bridge positions. Those pickups measured around 8K or 8.2K usually. The bridge 59B measures about 8.13K according to the SD Tone Chart. So putting a 59B in the neck position would be like using what Gibson used for a neck pickup in all of the 50's Les Pauls and 60's SG's and ES-335's. It'll work fine...although I do prefer the Duncan 59N: it's clearer and brighter.