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Just installed the HB-103 set in my RG. I really like them. Just wondering if the neck is based on the 59? It sure sounds like a 59 to me.
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The HB-103 is based on the Distortion.
This Topic has a link to some of the Duncan Designed equivalents:
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Thanks for the link - I was hoping there was something like this out there.Originally posted by JamesPaul View PostComment
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bridge mybe, but the neck hb103 is nothing like the Sh-6n distortion neck.
definitely more 59 than sh-6nComment
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The HB-103 Neck is Alnico-equipped with a DCR around 7.5K, so definitely not based on the SH-6nComment
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Definitely not what was was listed on the SD website, but it does look like '59 specs. Now I'm curious if the HB-101n also is Alnico 5 with 7.5k DCR?
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The Duncan Website has never been a paragon of clear and easy to understand, or even sensible info sometimes.
Its a 59/Distortion SET
The Bridge is a distortion.Originally posted by Bad City
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I know people use the Distortion/'59 combination, so that set does makes sense. I searched the Forum, looked at some Duncan Designed measured specs and better understand how the sets are coming together.Last edited by JamesPaul; 04-12-2021, 02:35 PM.I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
Seymour Duncans currently in use - In Les Pauls: Custom(b)/Jazz(n), Distortion(b)/Jazz(n), '59(b)/'59(n) w/A4 mag, P-Rails(b)/P-Rails(n); In a Bullet S-3: P-Rails(b)/stock/Vintage Stack Tele(n); In a Dot: Seth Lover(b)/Seth Lover(n); In a Del Mar: Mag Mic; In a Lead II: Custom Shop Fender X-1(b)Comment
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Again - no hate on Duncan for them. I mean, it is obviously a lower cost, and probably lower margin item by far. They make up for that in volume.Originally posted by Bad City
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Agreed, no negatives here! I can see where my previous post might read a little different. I'll edit it accordingly.I miss the 80's (girls) !!!
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I think it might be a Jazz. The set in my Jackson Kelly sounds great. Then neck seems cleaner than the multiple real 59n's I have, and the HB103B just sounds better (I don't know why) than the real DD I have in a Charvel Model 3A.Comment
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I put an Alnico 5 magnet in mine...also took a hair dryer to it to get rid of the excess wax.....sounds like a Jazz“The hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.” - Edward Van HalenComment
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Where doe you put the A5 - in the neck or bridge? To be sure we need a 102 set which is a JB/Jazz import.
So 102 vs 103. Neck only.
59/JB
59/Distortion
Jazz/JB
Jazz/Distortion
Are all legit combos. The Jazz Distortion would bright/tight in the neck which would work...
I prefer the bass/scoop of a 59 to pair with the Distortion low bass high mids
Originally posted by Bad City
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Im not sire I understand the wuestion but I had an Hb103-A5 neck and an HB103-A2 ridge in an HH stratocaster and it Sounded great.Originally posted by Aceman View Post“The hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.” - Edward Van HalenComment
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