Seymour Duncan TB-59 '59 Trembucker Black Pickup

Seymour Duncan TB-59 '59 Trembucker Black Pickup

The TB-59 '59 Trembucker delivers articulate, vintage-inspired tones with controlled output that cuts through live mixes and maintains clarity across rhythm and lead work. Built with Alnico V magnets and hand-assembled in Santa Barbara, this pickup is engineered for guitars equipped with tremolo systems or wide-spaced hardtail bridges, where standard pole spacing falls short. The balanced EQ profile emphasizes clarity in the treble and midrange while maintaining warmth in the low end—essential for stage presence without getting lost in the band.

Tone & Stage Performance

A DC resistance of 8.13 kΩ and 6 kHz resonant peak produce focused, articulate response with natural breakup at moderate gain levels that translates reliably to amp and PA. The 6/3/8 bass-mid-treble EQ profile prioritizes upper-midrange and treble presence while keeping bass controlled, cutting through a live mix without muddiness or feedback issues. Four-conductor wiring enables coil-splitting and other wiring configurations to expand tonal range on the fly.

Construction & Road Reliability

The wider pole piece spacing of Trembucker design positions magnets optimally on guitars with tremolo or wide-spaced bridge configurations, ensuring balanced magnetic field alignment across all strings for consistent output night after night. Hand-waxed potting eliminates microphonic feedback, while vintage single-conductor braided lead wire and nickel-silver bottom plate provide durable construction standards proven under touring conditions and maintain classic tonal character.

Key Features

• Alnico V bar magnet
• Nickel-silver bottom plate
• 42AWG plain enamel magnet wire
• Vintage single-conductor braided push-back lead wire
• Vacuum wax potting
• DC Resistance: 8.13 kΩ
• Resonant Peak (Bridge): 6 kHz
• Four-conductor wiring
• Trembucker pole piece spacing for wide-spaced bridges and tremolo systems
• EQ Profile: 6 Bass / 3 Mid / 8 Treble
• Hand-made in Santa Barbara, California
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This TB-59 combines authentic vintage character with dependable engineering, making it the choice for gigging musicians and players building vintage-voiced rigs that demand stage reliability and articulate, well-defined tone from a properly engineered Trembucker.