Seymour Duncan SH-2n Jazz Rail Matte Black Pickup

The SH-2n Jazz Rail uses a distributed rail pole design instead of traditional pole pieces, eliminating dead spots and delivering more even string-to-string balance. Both are moderate-output neck humbuckers designed for clarity and warmth, but the SH-2n's rail design provides more consistent magnetic field strength across the fretboard.

Yes, the SH-2n is a standard neck humbucker that fits any guitar with a neck humbucker cavity. It's optimized for semi-hollow and archtop guitars where clarity matters, but its balanced output and articulate tone work well in any style that pairs with moderate-output neck pickups.

The SH-2n Jazz Rail comes as a single neck humbucker with 4-conductor wiring, nickel silver bottom plate, and matte black cover. You'll need to source a bridge pickup separately and handle installation yourself or with a technician.

This pickup is not designed for metal or drop-tuning applications. Its moderate 7.5kΩ output and articulate, warm character are built for jazz, blues, and studio clarity, not the aggression and saturation required in heavy music.

4-conductor wiring gives you flexibility to wire the pickup in series, parallel, split, or phase configurations. This lets you adapt the SH-2n to different bridge pickup strengths and rig setups without rewiring.

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