59 lvl PVP Question

Hello,

I would like to ask you how 59 lvl PvP looks like.

I want to come back to WoW, but I am not willing to do all the 60 lvl
things just to do a few bgs each day…

My question is if I need any special, expensive items to do well in 59
lvl PvP?

Are queues much longer than 60 lvl ones?

Thanks in advance.