Giant Duncan Pickup Sale!!!

[Travis]

I've got a bunch of extra pickups for sale. Price includes shipping anywhere in the CONUS.

In the pic, in the left column starting at the top:

Zebra Seth Lover Bridge - $SOLD

Creme Seth Lover Bridge - $SOLD

Creme Seth Lover Neck - $SOLD

Zebra 59 Neck - $SOLD

In the right column from the top down:

Black 59 Bridge (pre-2002) - $45

Black 59 Bridge (post 2002) - $45

Black JB - $SOLD

Black tremspaced JB - $55

All pickups have plenty of lead wire. The post 2002 '59 has asome black electrical tape around the side of the bobbins as the original tape was damaged when the nickel cover was removed. However, none of this can be seen when installed in a guitar.

[David B]

I thought Duncan could not make double cremes.

[LordOfTheThighs]

I'll take the:

Creme Seth Lover Bridge - $60

Creme Seth Lover Neck - $60

Let me know if PayPal is cool or not. I'll pick up the 3% iffin' you take

it. If not, I'll send ya money order.

Good deal on a set of creeeeeeeeeaaam Seths.

My email:

jeff_m62@hotmail.com

~edited because I'm a dink~

[murkat]

I'll take the 2 zebras. pm with conatct and payment goodness? thanks

[Travis]

I'll take the:

Creme Seth Lover Bridge - $60

Creme Seth Lover Neck - $60

Let me know if PayPal is cool or not. I'll pick up the 3% iffin' you take

it. If not, I'll send ya money order.

Good deal on a set of creeeeeeeeeaaam Seths.

My email:

jeff_m62@hotmail.com

~edited because I'm a dink~

Email sent.

I'll take the 2 zebras. pm with conatct and payment goodness? thanks

pm sent

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I thought Duncan could not make double cremes.

Duncan can make double cremes if they are shipped from the factory with a nickel or gold cover on top of them. They are considered a shop floor custom which means they cost no more than the covered versions, you just have to wait a little for SD to make them. Otherwise, you can take the covers off a stock pickup and hope that they have double creme bobbins.

[murkat]

you got coin! Thanx Travis! Jay

[David B]

Duncan can make double cremes if they are shipped from the factory with a nickel or gold cover on top of them. They are considered a shop floor custom which means they cost no more than the covered versions, you just have to wait a little for SD to make them. Otherwise, you can take the covers off a stock pickup and hope that they have double creme bobbins.

Very cool, that's good to know.

[BCR Greg]

I have some new Custom 5s in double cream with covers just resting on them.....

[Travis]

TTT

[auge]

JB and post 2002 59 still available?

both splitable (4 wires)?

thx a lot

auge

[Travis]

still available:

SH4 JB - 4 conductor

TB4 JB - 4 conductor

Pre 2002 59b - 2 conductor

Post 2002 59b - 2 conductor

[kizanski]

Where are the giant pickups?

These all look like they are the standard size.

[Travis]

Where are the giant pickups?

These all look like they are the standard size.

Buy two, scotch tape them together and bam, you've got one giant pickup.

[murkat]

pups arrived t'day Travis, all is good, Thanks ! Jay

[Travis]

Thanks, Jay. Hope you enjoy them.

[Travis]

Bump for a price drop

[Benjammin]

Hello,

I'm considering upgrading the PUs in my Korean Sunburst Archtop Flametop.

I don't really know what I'm doing, but I see the JBs and 59s are frequently used in similar guitars, and are frequently available for affordable prices.

So ... should I spring for a couple of these? What combination is recommended? I like to rock pretty hard.

B.

[Travis]

The JB/59 combo was used in the USA guitars for a few years. Not too long ago they switched to dual 59's, for a little more vintage flavor I assume. The JB/59 is a pretty versatile combo and lends itself suitable for many styles of music. Personally, I was never a fan of the JB but I know a lot of people swear by them. The 59 is one of those few pickups out there that can do pretty much anything with the right amp behind it.

[Benjammin]

The JB/59 combo was used in the USA guitars for a few years. Not too long ago they switched to dual 59's, for a little more vintage flavor I assume. The JB/59 is a pretty versatile combo and lends itself suitable for many styles of music. Personally, I was never a fan of the JB but I know a lot of people swear by them. The 59 is one of those few pickups out there that can do pretty much anything with the right amp behind it.

Thanks for the reply Travis. Is the JB/59 combo usually installed w/ JB in the bridge and 59 in the neck, or vice versa? I'm guessing JB in the bridge, since it's a higher output PU.

Your 59s are both Bridge, could I put one of those in the neck? Would that work OK paired with the JB in the bridge? Or better to not go that route?

I don't know what tremspaced means, but I assume I would want the standard JB?

Sorry for so many questions and thanks for your help,

B.

[Travis]

The JB is traditionally a bridge pickup. Every now and then I've seen it used in the neck, but not very often. Tremspacing simply means that the pole pieces are spaced just slightly wider to accomidate the spacing of a tremelo. That way, the strings line up directly over the pole pieces. However, the tremspaced JB came out of an early 90's USA Hamer Special with a tune-o-matic bridge. Either one will work just fine. Unless you have ears like Eric Johnson, you probably won't notice any difference and it would be a cosmetic issue only.

I have used a 59 bridge in the neck position before. Honestly, it sounds just fine to me, especially when paired with a hotter bridge pickup. The slight extra output from a bridge 59 allows it to balance a little more with a hot bridge pickup in terms of volume. But, seeing as how it is a PAF style pickup and generally low output to begin with, you'll still have the ability to play clean without breaking up.

[LordOfTheThighs]

Travis

I received my Seth Lovers. Thanks for the good deal, and super quick shipping.

You Da Man!

Now I need a guitar to hang them in. HA! My wife wants to kill me now.

[Benjammin]

I have used a 59 bridge in the neck position before. Honestly, it sounds just fine to me, especially when paired with a hotter bridge pickup. The slight extra output from a bridge 59 allows it to balance a little more with a hot bridge pickup in terms of volume. But, seeing as how it is a PAF style pickup and generally low output to begin with, you'll still have the ability to play clean without breaking up.

Cool. One more question (for now ). What is the significance of the pre 2002 59 vs post 2002? Was there a change in sound or manufacture or something? Or just that electrical tape thing you mentioned?

Do pickups ever wear out?

Thanks again,

B.

[Travis]

I have used a 59 bridge in the neck position before. Honestly, it sounds just fine to me, especially when paired with a hotter bridge pickup. The slight extra output from a bridge 59 allows it to balance a little more with a hot bridge pickup in terms of volume. But, seeing as how it is a PAF style pickup and generally low output to begin with, you'll still have the ability to play clean without breaking up.

Cool. One more question (for now ). What is the significance of the pre 2002 59 vs post 2002? Was there a change in sound or manufacture or something? Or just that electrical tape thing you mentioned?

Do pickups ever wear out?

Thanks again,

B.

The only real significance is the fact that Duncan changed their labeling system in 2002. They are made the exact same way. Pre-2002 the label was "59" and then a letter denoting the initial of the person who wound the pickup. Post-2002 they changed the labels to the model name. The 59 is known as the "SH-1b" which stands for Standard Humbucker 1, bridge model. If it was a trem spaced pickup with the wider pole pieces for different spaced bridges, the tag would read "TB-1" for Trembucker 1.

The electrical tape is simply on the pickup beacuse the person who removed the nickel cover from the pickup before I got it took off some of the original cloth tape that Duncan puts on at the factory. I put the electrical tape on there to keep the coils covered.

If you take care of a pickup, I don't believe it should ever wear out. I've got some pickups that are 30 years old and still going strong. However, the tone may mellow due to the magnet losing a little bit of pull. But I think the difference in tone is negligible.

[Travis]

Regular spaced JB sold.

TB4 and 2 59b pickups still for sale.

[tomteriffic]

Oh duh! By "Giant Duncan Pickup Sale I thought you meant you were selling the pickup for this thing: