Seymour Duncan Custom 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Set, SH-5b/SH-1n, Zebra

For fifty years, Seymour Duncan has helped shape the voice of electric guitar, blending tradition with forward-thinking design. To mark this milestone, the Duncan Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop Set stands as a tribute to one of the most distinctive pickup voices ever created. Limited to just 500 sets, this release celebrates the beginning of the high-gain era when players demanded more from their instruments, and Seymour answered with pickups that delivered.

At the heart of this set is the Duncan Custom bridge pickup, a medium-output design born from the demand for more power in the early days of high-gain rock. Its small ceramic magnet and custom-wound coils deliver tight, focused lows, a pronounced upper-mid presence, and top end that cuts with clarity under gain while remaining articulate in clean settings. It retains the organic response of a vintage humbucker with added punch and harmonic density, preserving your guitar’s character while hitting the front end of your amp harder. Paired with the perfect complement, the ‘59 Model Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop neck pickup, this set offers a tonal combination that legendary artists have relied on for decades.

The fundamental design of the Duncan Custom was defined when production started in the late ‘70s and hasn’t changed since. Over the years, small adjustments were made to enhance consistency and give players more flexibility, like bobbins better suited for vacuum wax potting. To honor our history, this exclusive 50th Anniversary Custom Shop version returns to early specs including butyrate bobbins, long-leg baseplates, and maple spacers, while keeping the classic Duncan Custom tone intact.

Each set is meticulously hand-built by our elite Custom Shop team, led by the legendary Maricela “MJ” Juarez, and features lightly aged vintage styling, signatures from Seymour W. Duncan himself and MJ on the bottom plates, original replica “Seymourized” stickers and model stickers, and commemorative anniversary packaging. Available in black or zebra, these 500 sets will go fast. Secure yours and celebrate fifty years of tone, craftsmanship, and the enduring legacy of Seymour Duncan.

• Ultra-Limited Collectability: Only 500 available, hand- crafted by the Custom Shop’s elite team with decades of experience

• Signed and Authenticated: Bottom plates feature signatures from Seymour W. Duncan himself
and Maricela “MJ” Juarez, plus original replica “Seymourized” stickers and model stickers

• Original-Spec Construction: Built exactly as the first Duncan Custom, with butyrate bobbins, long-legged
baseplate, four-conductor cable, maple spacers, and a ceramic magnet. Paired with the ‘59 Model Limited
Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop neck pickup.

• Custom Power, Amplified: Medium-output bridge tone with tight lows, bright upper-mids, and harmonic
complexity that cuts through while letting your guitar shine

• Exclusive Anniversary Packaging: Special commemorative presentation honoring this 50-year
milestone of Seymour Duncan’s enduring vision