My '59 trembucker measures 9.44K ?

[rosssurf]

I purchased this '59 from a member here on on another forum quite a few years ago with the understanding that it is an overwound '59. I know I had measured it many years ago and wrote on the back that it was 9.25-9.4k . Today I removed it from my guitar thinking of selling it, and measured the following 9.44k total with one coil at 4.85K and one at 4.64k @70 degree room temperature. I know I had installed a RC A5 instead of the stock A5. the RC magnet may also be unoriented, but I am not sure that UO even applies to A5's? Is this a particularly rare Duncan I have here? I may be selling it to a friend but realizing these uncommon specs upon it's removal I am second guessing doing that as He is on a tight budget and I don't want to sell him something at a deflated or inflated price. I just want fair market value. anyone have any info on this pickup or an idea of it's value?

[Mincer]

Does it have a Custom Shop sticker on it?

[Aceman]

Yeah - I'm thinking this was custom shop. But - a 9k PAF style isn't all that rare. DiMArzio makes a few pickups in that ~10k zone. So, for what it is, not worth anymore than a Duncan or DiMarzio. Now - if the custom shop wound it, it cost a lot more. Me - I'm paying $75 max for it.

More importantly - how does it sound???

[rosssurf]

Thanks. No custom shop sticker on it. Just "TB59b"

[ehdwuld]

Depending on condition

$35-60 bucks used

If it is scratched up with a short whip of wire
That wil need to be replaced
I'd be at the low end

If the duncna logo is no longer visible
I wouldn't be interested at all

If the baseplate has been swapped
I wouldn't be interested

Got photos?

[jeremy]

that is a high reading, if thats accurate, then id pay more for it than an average tb59

[Chistopher]

59 Trembucker is listed at 8.5k. Duncan has a 10% tolerance on their DCR readings. Yours is just on the very edge of that assuming your meter is accurate. I once had a Surfer measure 5.6k one day and then 6.5k the next.

That being said, if they said it was an overwound I would see no reason to not believe them. I have seen a 10k 59 overwind before, so 9.5k is not farfetched. But then again it could just be that their definition of "overwound" just means on the high end of factory tolerance.

[Tone-Analyst]

F-spaced or Trembuckers always measure a bit more than their regular spaced counterparts. Something like at least 5%. Duncan's Trembuckers have the most effect at 52.6mm vs Dimarzio's 51mm. If we calculate for Duncans, 52.6mm is 7.3% longer than 49mm, and you have to double that to make a full turn. Now 42 AWG wire has 5.8 ohm resistance per meter.

Also the pickup temperature affects resistance alot. Just holding it in your hands for a few minutes can give a higher reading.

[GuitarDoc]

My personal opinion is that a 59 wound to 9.4K should sound so much better than a standard 59 (adds a bit more mids as well as output).
As far as what it is worth...in good condition probably $50-60. But ultimately it is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. So, whatever you and your friend decide on is what it is worth.

[jeremy]

or sell it to me

[rosssurf]

or sell it to me

If my Bud decides he is not interested I will let you know

[rosssurf]

A couple O' pics

[Aceman]

Oh yeah...that has been through the wars.

And, a 10% error on Duncan side, and an error in measurement....still.

Meh - $60. 35 for the condition, 25 for the 9.5k.

[GuitarDoc]

That's a bit low. I'd say $40 for the condition it's in. ($35 for the condition + $5 for the overwind).

[eclecticsynergy]

re:the mag - FWIW. A5 is the only alnico that's available in both regular and unoriented versions.
A2 & A3 are inherently unoriented, and A4, A6, and A8 are always oriented AFAIK.