Seymour Duncan SH-14 Custom 5 Reverse Zebra Pickup
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- Full Seymour Duncan manufacturer's warranty
- Free shipping in the continental US
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- SKU
- 11102-84-RZ
Description
Seymour Duncan SH-14 Custom 5 Reverse Zebra Pickup
The SH-14 Custom 5 captures punchy, articulate recordings with excellent clarity across all frequencies, making it a versatile choice for producers seeking a humbucker that balances definition with warmth in the mix. This reverse-wound, reverse-polarity configuration provides hum-canceling benefits while maintaining the full-bodied character essential for professional tracking. Hand-built in Santa Barbara, the SH-14 brings refined craftsmanship to a high-output humbucker platform.
Tonal Character & Output
The Alnico 5 bar magnet paired with a 14.10 kΩ DC resistance (bridge) creates a pickup with solid midrange presence and controlled treble response suited for recording rock, metal, and contemporary styles. The vacuum wax potting eliminates squealing and feedback, ensuring clean, noise-free recordings even under high-gain conditions and loud volume levels.
Construction & Wiring Flexibility
Built with a nickel silver bottom plate for enhanced resonance and durability, the SH-14 ships with a 4-conductor lead wire that opens up multiple wiring configurations including series, parallel, and split options. This flexibility allows seamless integration into virtually any guitar electronics setup during session work and recording projects.
Key Features
- Alnico 5 bar magnet for balanced tonal response
- 14.10 kΩ DC resistance (bridge position)
- Nickel silver bottom plate construction
- 4-conductor lead wire for flexible wiring options
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free, stable performance
- Reverse-wound, reverse-polarity design for hum cancellation
- Hand-built in Santa Barbara, California
- Includes four-conductor hookup cable
- Humbucker configuration with full-size mounting
The SH-14 Custom 5 Reverse Zebra combines proven Seymour Duncan engineering with straightforward, high-quality construction that delivers consistent, recordable results across modern tracking sessions.
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At a Glance
The Seymour Duncan SH-14 Custom 5 is a versatile high-output humbucker that records with clarity and definition, capturing punchy articulation and full-bodied warmth across rock, metal, and contemporary sessions. Hand-built with Alnico 5 magnetics and nickel silver construction, it sits well in dense mixes where midrange presence and controlled treble keep every note locked in the grid without excessive feedback or squealing, even during intense direct-in or amp-miked takes. The 4-conductor wiring opens up parallel and split options in the studio, letting you reshape tone on the fly without rewiring.
Who This Is For
Great for
- ✓ Rock
- ✓ Metal
- ✓ Hard Rock
- ✓ Progressive
Not the best pick for
- – Jazz
- – Blues
- – Folk
Skill level: Intermediate · Advanced · Professional
Frequently Asked Questions
What guitar styles and genres is the SH-14 Custom 5 best suited for?
The SH-14 excels in rock, metal, hard rock, and progressive music. Its punchy, articulate response and midrange presence make it ideal for high-gain and contemporary electric styles, while its hum-canceling design keeps noise clean at volume. It is not recommended for jazz, blues, or folk applications.
What wiring options does the 4-conductor lead wire support?
The 4-conductor lead wire enables series, parallel, and split wiring configurations, giving you flexibility to integrate the pickup into virtually any guitar electronics setup and customize your tone without rewiring the pickup itself.
How does the reverse-wound, reverse-polarity design benefit performance?
Reverse-wound, reverse-polarity configuration provides hum-canceling benefits while preserving the full-bodied character you expect from a humbucker. Combined with vacuum wax potting, this design eliminates squealing and feedback for stable, noise-free performance even under high-gain conditions at volume.
What are the key specs and construction details?
The SH-14 features an Alnico 5 bar magnet, 14.10 kΩ DC resistance (bridge), nickel silver bottom plate for enhanced resonance and durability, vacuum wax potting for squeal-free performance, and is hand-built in Santa Barbara, California. It ships with a four-conductor hookup cable and uses standard humbucker mounting.
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