Seymour Duncan SH-PG1b Pearly Gates Reverse Zebra Pickup

Seymour Duncan SH-PG1b Pearly Gates Reverse Zebra Pickup

The SH-PG1b Pearly Gates Reverse Zebra delivers the articulate, singing sustain that made this design legendary, with a warm character that cuts through a live mix without sacrificing clarity. This hand-built humbucker bridges vintage warmth and modern responsiveness, holding its own across blues, classic rock, and contemporary styles on stage and in the studio. The reverse zebra coil configuration—with the neck coil in cream and bridge in black—offers both visual distinction and tonal balance across the pickup's frequency response.

Tone & Output Characteristics

Built around an Alnico II magnet and tuned to a 6.7 kHz resonant frequency, this pickup produces a warm, slightly hotter-than-vintage output that maintains clarity across both leads and rhythm work. The 8.21 kOhm DC resistance on the bridge coil ensures defined articulation without brittleness, keeping note separation tight even at volume when pushing amp gain.

Design & Construction

Hand-crafted in Santa Barbara, CA, each pickup undergoes vacuum wax potting for superior microphony rejection and on-stage stability. The nickel silver bottom plate contributes to the pickup's overall resonance character, while the 4-conductor lead wire accommodates series, parallel, and split-coil wiring configurations for maximum versatility in your rig.

Key Features

• Alnico II magnet for warm, expressive tone
• DC Resistance (bridge): 8.21 kOhm
• Resonant Frequency (bridge): 6.7 kHz
• 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options
• Nickel silver bottom plate
• Vacuum wax potted construction
• Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA
• Reverse Zebra finish (cream and black coils)
• Warm, slightly hotter-than-vintage output character

The Pearly Gates Reverse Zebra combines meticulous hand assembly, time-tested Alnico II magnetics, and proven tonal DNA into a pickup built for gigging musicians who need reliable, expressive tone night after night.