Product Description
Seymour Duncan SH-5 / SH-1 Custom Humbucker set - Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop - black
For fifty years, Seymour Duncan has helped shape the voice of electric guitar, blending tradition with forward-thinking design. To mark this milestone, the Duncan Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop Set stands as a tribute to one of the most distinctive pickup voices ever created. Limited to just 500 sets, this release celebrates the beginning of the high-gain era when players demanded more from their instruments, and Seymour answered with pickups that delivered.
At the heart of this set is the Duncan Custom bridge pickup, a medium-output design born from the demand for more power in the early days of high-gain rock. Its small ceramic magnet and custom-wound coils deliver tight, focused lows, a pronounced upper-mid presence, and top end that cuts with clarity under gain while remaining articulate in clean settings. It retains the organic response of a vintage humbucker with added punch and harmonic density, preserving your guitar’s character while hitting the front end of your amp harder. Paired with the perfect complement, the ‘59 Model Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop neck pickup, this set offers a tonal combination that legendary artists have relied on for decades.
The fundamental design of the Duncan Custom was defined when production started in the late ‘70s and hasn’t changed since. Over the years, small adjustments were made to enhance consistency and give players more flexibility, like bobbins better suited for vacuum wax potting. To honor our history, this exclusive 50th Anniversary Custom Shop version returns to early specs including butyrate bobbins, long-leg baseplates, and maple spacers, while keeping the classic Duncan Custom tone intact.
Each set is meticulously hand-built by our elite Custom Shop team, led by the legendary Maricela “MJ” Juarez, and features lightly aged vintage styling, signatures from Seymour W. Duncan himself and MJ on the bottom plates, original replica “Seymourized” stickers and model stickers, and commemorative anniversary packaging. Available in black or zebra, these 500 sets will go fast. Secure yours and celebrate fifty years of tone, craftsmanship, and the enduring legacy of Seymour Duncan.
Features
- Ultra-Limited Collectability – Only 500 sets produced worldwide, each hand-built by Custom Shop masters with decades of experience
- Signed and Authenticated – Bottom plates bear signatures from Seymour W. Duncan himself and Maricela “MJ” Juarez, plus original replica "Seymourized" stickers
- Original-Spec Construction – Built exactly as the first Duncan Custom, with butyrate bobbins, long-legged baseplate, four-conductor cable, maple spacers, and a ceramic magnet. Paired with the ‘59 Model Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop neck pickup.
- Custom Power, Amplified – Medium-output bridge tone with tight lows, bright upper-mids, and harmonic complexity that cuts through while letting your guitar shine
- Exclusive Anniversary Packaging – Special commemorative presentation honoring this 50-year milestone of Seymour Duncan’s enduring vision
- Available in Black or Zebra
Returns:
Most pickups can't be returned once installed because of the installation process that requires soldering, etc. Seymour Duncan however offers a fantastic 21 Day Return Policy! Here's the details:
Seymour Duncan / Basslines offers our 21 Day Real World Exchange Policy on all new pickups purchased in the U.S. and some other participating countries, which states the following: If for any reason you're not satisfied with the pickup's sound or construction, return it and your receipt to your dealer, or direct to the factory within 21 days for exchange with another pickups of equal or lesser value. To do this, please just send us an email and include your invoice number and the new pickup you'd like to exchange towards.
