Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Neck

Humbucking Pickup Neck Position. 7.9k resistance, 7khz resonant peak

This pickup is in the neck position on a 2004 Les Paul Studio. I was replacing the stock pickup and wanted a match for the Seymour Duncan SH JB that is in the bridge postion. There are a wide variety of professionals using this pickup and this configuration comes highly reccomended. I wanted a set of pickups that gave more sonic and tonal range than the stock pickups which were somewhat limited.

Bright and not gainy. Very clear which is what I was looking for. I wanted to use these pickup for more expressive sounds rather than just crunch which is why my other Les Paul Studio will remain stock. I'm using this guitar through a Gallien Krueger Backline 210 and have a Boss ME 50 running through the effects loop. I play mostly classic rock and some blues, as well as hard rock and metal.

If this pickup were destroyed in a way that was not repairable/replaceable by warranty, I would definitely go for this again. I also own a 1993 Gibson Les Paul Studio, that I bought new, and I have left that one stock since I purchased it. I also own: Taylor 712CE, Rogue Violin Bass, Warwick Corvette Standard. This pickup and the configuration that it's in has helped me to expand my playing in the short time that I own it. It hits all my buttons.

humbucking

PRS SE EG

VERY CLEAN, LOUD, I USE A BOSS GT6 DIRECT TO A BOSE STICK.
TONE IS CLEAR FOR BENSON, NORMAN BROWN. THIS PICK REPLACED THE STOCK PRS single coil on the PRS SE EG. Now I have a jazz/warm sound and a strat sound with the other single coils. I could nt find a pickguard S-S-H so I cut an extra hole in the original one.

I play variety music from Jazz, smooth jazz, disco, classic rock, and anything in between.

This is a neck pickup for that clean and or distorded warm leads. It work for me. It sounds great on the cheap Koren PRS I have. Now I can say I own a good sounding, working man's guitar.

I would replace it. I like Seymour Duncans. I have another Ibanez Saber this guitar is a great replacement. Good Santana sound can be obtained from this pu.

A medium output passive humbucker

I use this pup with a S.D Full Shred in the bridge on an Ibanez S520EX.

An excellent tone, infact the best neck pup tone i have ever heard !
The tone is very warm but NOT muddy, each note cuts through beautifully.

All i have to say is that of you want a high end Jazz pup (thats not just good for jazz, but for, rock , heavy rock , blues, jazz/fusion, shredding, etc)buy this pick up.

YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH IT !!!

Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone SG
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock epiphone humbuckers
Other pickups on guitar: SH-4
Artists using this pickup: DUNNO
You musical style(s): ROCK/METAL/HARD ROCK
Reason for pickup change: the stock pickups where to deep

Perceived output level: these things sound so good at first i listened to the sound clips on the site i was like wow they really suck but when i went to the GC i played a guitar with it on i was seriously amazed on how good it sounded.
Tone: Very hard rock and metal it sounded really nice it wasnt like muddy it was really good
Sonic evaluation: i was using a 120 watt Crate amp.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: i play hard rock and metal

Comments: Really good pickups if your into ROCK and metal this is worth the money if it was stolen of my guitar id buy them agian no doubt about it. i really dont have anything i hate about these pickups and i tryed gibsons,epiphones, and many other guitars and these just sounded so good.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Washburn BT-series
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: stock washburn
Other pickups on guitar: DiMarzio Fred
Artists using this pickup: from what I understand, many guitarists use this pickup
You musical style(s): Hard rock, pop, country, rockabilly.
Reason for pickup change: Stock Washburn pickups were too muddy.

Perceived output level: Very high output. I have only heard one pickup with a higher output than the jazz (that pickup was a Bill Lawrence L500-XL).
Tone: Very, very balanced, but a lot more bass and slightly less mids than other pickups.
Sonic evaluation: I got this pickup because the manufacturer's description said it was good for clean, fast picking. I wanted to be a shredder. It's perfect for that purpose, and fits almost any music style you want. It's awesome for blues and jazz tones. It's great for fast distortion leads. If your tone knob is cranked high, it produces a sound that is very single-coil-ish, but with a huge amount of bassy warmth. Consider it a hotter version of a vintage Gibson humbucker.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Good for every style except maybe strict heavy metal. It really shines for blues and jazz, though.

Comments: I only have two qualms with this pickup: First, the output is SO HIGH. This is a good thing for some people and a bad thing for other people. For me, it's not the best. It would work well paired with something like a Bill Lawrence L500-XL, because it has a similar level of ridiculously high output. The tone is fantastic, but the output is very, very high. Secondly, if you are arpeggiating chords with a clean tone, the lower strings will not be as perfectly clear as the higher strings.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Schecter Omen 7, ESP Ltd HB-300 baritone
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Duncan Designed stocks
Other pickups on guitar: Custom (bridge)
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Jazz, metalcore
Reason for pickup change: Stocks are weak, the Jazz combines perfectly with the SD Custom (SH-5).

Perceived output level: Medium output. SD doesn't specify this, but I'd take a guess at around 250 mV.
Tone: PAF-ish, that is, clear treble, deep bass, scooped mids. Pretty balanced though, somewhat vintage. Very versatile tone.
Sonic evaluation: I'm rigged with Engl, Marshall, Peavey... all tube. Guitars vary from the above to Gibson, Ibanez, Fender, Godin and Blade, some modded, some kept OEM. The SD Jazz is my favorite neck pickup hands down. Rich tone, very musical (whatever that tells you) and versatile. Bright and deep, but not too rich so your tone is still mixable. Insusceptible to feedback so it's a great pup for gigs as well.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: SD rigs its neck pups with a resistor, so I wouldn't recommend it as a bridge pickup. Mounted in the neck, I believe it can handle any style.

Comments: I would definitely get it again if stolen (although I'm hard pressed imagining how a pup can get mugged out of a guitar). If you like an upgraded rich vintage PAF sound, this pickup is perfect for you.

Pickup features: Hum; pass
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass:
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s):
Reason for pickup change:

Perceived output level: Nice output
Tone: Good tone
Sonic evaluation:
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: They are nice sounding and I had used them in allot of guitars but after 20 years of looking I have finally found the king of tone WCR Pickups, nothing else compares, nothing.

Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs: Read the ohter reviews

Model of guitar or bass: Jackson King V Standard Profressional (bolt on version)
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Duncan JB
Artists using this pickup: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman
You musical style(s): Progressive/Power Metal
Reason for pickup change: Stock pickups are boring

Perceived output level: More output than stock
Tone: Very trebly (scooped mids if that helps)
Sonic evaluation: I am using a 5150 with a 2x12 Carvin cabinent with Vintage 30 clones (soon upgrading to the 5150 4x12 cab. This pickup is the best sounding neck pickup- I HAVE EVER HEARD. I was thinking about getting a Piezo pickup installed- I no longer need that for clean parts. The Jazz pickup sounds good, EVEN with the 5150's infamous "sucky" clean channel. I recommend this pickup to anyone who can't get their amp modded or wants to try pickup changes to compensate for the 5150's lack of a great clean channel. It was very clean, resonated VERY well. Distorted, sounds godly as well

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Neo classical fusion prog power black death jazz blues metal- Wouldn't be my thing for the bridge pup

Comments: I'd buy it again. It will be the standard pickup for neck position on all my guitars from now on. I have a Dimarzio Air Norton on my other Jackson. Way too hot and nasally for a neck pup. The Duncan jazz is SWEET!

Pickup features: humbucking, passive
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Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Studio
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Gibson 490r
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan JB
Artists using this pickup: Dave Mustaine
You musical style(s): Thrash Metal, Metal
Reason for pickup change: I needed something that complimented the JB that would match, and i also didn't like the sound that the covered pickups produced.

Perceived output level: about as much as '57 classic or something like that
Tone: it's a full, slightly trebly sound, balaned though, medium output
Sonic evaluation: I am running it through an Orange AD30TC head and it sounds great, clean and dirty.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play Thrash metal, but i use this pickup for my Jazz band at school, this pickup has a great clean tone, could probably produce some cool rock sounds when overdriven

Comments: I would buy this pickup again if it were stolen, i've been playing a year and this is a great clean pickup,i compared this to my old 490r and it sounds better because i did not like the dark sound of the covered pickup, the jazz has a slight bright sound that sounds wonderful.

Pickup features: Humbucking, Passive
Impedence or other specs: I just play it ok!

Model of guitar or bass: Epi LP Ltd. Ed. Blue Sparkle Top
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Epiphone Neck
Other pickups on guitar: Epiphone Stock Bridge
Artists using this pickup: Scott Farris of Meltdown Morning
You musical style(s): Rock
Reason for pickup change: The stock neck pickup took a dump on me.

Perceived output level: Pretty good amount of output, way hotter than stock it was replacing. A little bass heavy sometimes, but probly my fault.
Tone: Meaty clean jazz tone. Sounds really fat clean, add distortion or overdrive and it really sounds thick. Almost hollowbody-ish.
Sonic evaluation: Mexican Strat(OR)EpiLp-->TS9 RI-->Line6 MM4-->Boss DD5-->Boss Super Chorus CH1-->Whirlwind A/B/Y-->Fender Twin Reverb RI. DD5 an MM4 (R) outs-->EH 5x Junction Box-->Fender Frontman 25R.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Rock music, mostly church and studio stuff. I think this pickup would sound good with any style.

Comments: If it broke I would replace it.
I have been playing 5 years.
All my gear is listed above.
I wish I would have installed swithes to split the coils to single coil it.