Two Kinds Of 59's?
- Thread starter 123456
- Start date
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
yes...there is a 59n and a 59b...in fact most Duncans come in Neck and Bridge versions.
123456 said:
yes...there is a 59n and a 59b...in fact most Duncans come in Neck and Bridge versions.
T
theodie
Guest
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
yup
yup
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
yes...that's not to say that you can't put it in the bridge, but it is a neck model.
123456 said:
yes...that's not to say that you can't put it in the bridge, but it is a neck model.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
strange...people rarely say that a 59 is too bright. Are you sure you wired it up right? What is the guitar?
123456 said:
strange...people rarely say that a 59 is too bright. Are you sure you wired it up right? What is the guitar?
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
first...the RG 220 has a floyd, you have a neck 59 in the bridge so the string spacing is off but that wouldn't make it too bright..are you sure you wired it up right???
123456 said:
first...the RG 220 has a floyd, you have a neck 59 in the bridge so the string spacing is off but that wouldn't make it too bright..are you sure you wired it up right???
StratLover
New member
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
Funny you guys are talkin about this. I just bought a 59 off EBay (gads I hate doing that...but sometimes, you get a good deal). It's an older
(pre 2002) 59, not marked sh1n on the back, but marked only 59N, has Seymour Duncan engraving, etc. But, the lead wire is coming out of the wrong side of the pickup for it to be a neck pup, spacing is good. Are there any electrical/magnetic differences between a 59 neck and bridge? If not, I'm just going to wrap the lead wire around, put it in the neck and go on like I knew what I was doing (have a new PG for the bridge).
Funny you guys are talkin about this. I just bought a 59 off EBay (gads I hate doing that...but sometimes, you get a good deal). It's an older
(pre 2002) 59, not marked sh1n on the back, but marked only 59N, has Seymour Duncan engraving, etc. But, the lead wire is coming out of the wrong side of the pickup for it to be a neck pup, spacing is good. Are there any electrical/magnetic differences between a 59 neck and bridge? If not, I'm just going to wrap the lead wire around, put it in the neck and go on like I knew what I was doing (have a new PG for the bridge).
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=8401960&imageID=75326995&Mytoken=20050319130516
ya that was the wire that came on the 59, i cut to fit to go to my bridge. so my question is what can i do to make it long enough to go to my neck?
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=8401960&imageID=75326995&Mytoken=20050319130516
ya that was the wire that came on the 59, i cut to fit to go to my bridge. so my question is what can i do to make it long enough to go to my neck?
B
Breogan
Guest
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
I wouldn' say it's too bright but I think It's quite bright...
the guy who invented fire said:
I wouldn' say it's too bright but I think It's quite bright...
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
o ya maybe bright wasnt the right term but the lower strings sound dull and thin. the higher strings sould um ... maybe hot is what i was looking for. (the clean tone sux but i the distortion tone is cool)
i use a marsall jackhammer with a trace elliot 75 watt with a 12 inch celestion.
o ya maybe bright wasnt the right term but the lower strings sound dull and thin. the higher strings sould um ... maybe hot is what i was looking for. (the clean tone sux but i the distortion tone is cool)
i use a marsall jackhammer with a trace elliot 75 watt with a 12 inch celestion.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
The only way to make the wire longer is to solder some short extensions on to what you have. If its the 2-conductor braided type, it will take a bit more perserverance than the 4-conductor cable.
As far as the 59's being too bright, I know I've said this a dozen times, but it seems to be relative to this thread. My Patriot and Predator are the exact same guitar, except for the Kahler bridge in the Predator. The pickguards are interchangeable. The set of 59's was too bright and shrill in the Patriot. Moved the whole thing over to the Predator, and its a match made in heaven.
(Or . . . Santa Barbara.)
The only way to make the wire longer is to solder some short extensions on to what you have. If its the 2-conductor braided type, it will take a bit more perserverance than the 4-conductor cable.
As far as the 59's being too bright, I know I've said this a dozen times, but it seems to be relative to this thread. My Patriot and Predator are the exact same guitar, except for the Kahler bridge in the Predator. The pickguards are interchangeable. The set of 59's was too bright and shrill in the Patriot. Moved the whole thing over to the Predator, and its a match made in heaven.
(Or . . . Santa Barbara.)
T
TheArchitect
Guest
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
If you put a neck model in the bridge it will be awfully bright.
Remember its calibrated for the neck slot which means the pup needs less bass and more highs. Put that pup in the bridge slot and it will be bright.
the guy who invented fire said:
If you put a neck model in the bridge it will be awfully bright.
Remember its calibrated for the neck slot which means the pup needs less bass and more highs. Put that pup in the bridge slot and it will be bright.
Simon_F
Super Moderator
Re: Two Kinds Of 59's?
The wire always comes out of the same side of a humbucker, irrespective of whether it is a bridge or neck model. The only difference between the neck and bridge versions is that the bridge ones are wound slightly hotter, so that when you have a pair of the same model installed they balance well. There's no reason why you can't put a bridge model in the neck (or vice versa) - it just depends on whether its output balances with whatever you have in the other position.StratLover said:
Similar threads
