Are these Duncans?

[mkgearhead]

I just got these and I'm thinking they might be Seymour Duncans. If so, does anyone know what model they are? They both have fiber bobbins, cloth covered wires, cloth tape around the windings and the pole pieces appear to be very slightly beveled. The one labeled "neck" has staggered pole pieces and measures 6.59K on my cheapo meter and has a sticker that says "1M." The one labeled "middle" has flat pole pieces and measures 6.70K. Any insight would be greatly appreciated, not that it matters who made them if they sound good. :bigthumb:

 

[darthphineas]

Re: Are these Duncans?

I believe the one with 1M is a Duncan, based on the label.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Are these Duncans?

i havent seen a duncan single coil with cloth tape around the coil other than the qp which doesnt use a cover

 

[LtKojak]

Re: Are these Duncans?

i havent seen a duncan single coil with cloth tape around the coil

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

 

[mkgearhead]

Re: Are these Duncans?

i havent seen a duncan single coil with cloth tape around the coil other than the qp which doesnt use a cover

The one in this thread is very similar to the ones I have, even has the cloth tape. https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?245489-Need-help-identifying-this-pickup

 

[Jacew]

Re: Are these Duncans?

The one in this thread is very similar to the ones I have, even has the cloth tape. https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?245489-Need-help-identifying-this-pickup

Thats completely different.

If it's Duncan, it's SSL-1 or derivative of it. But qp is only SD pickup with tape I've seen as well. Could it be rewind?

 

[Silence Kid]

Re: Are these Duncans?

I put tape around single coils.

It might have been me

 

[mkgearhead]

Re: Are these Duncans?

Could it be rewind?

I have no idea. I picked them up at Music Go Round yesterday for $10 each.

 

[Jacew]

Re: Are these Duncans?

I have no idea. I picked them up at Music Go Round yesterday for $10 each.

I don't think they would sell duncans that cheap.

Just noticed that coil wire is not wound around the edge of lower bobbin. It should have in Duncans. That to me suggests a cheap work, as I've seen it done even on a stock Squier pickups (correct if I'm wrong).

EDIT: I'm going to correct myself: That's maybe just something Fender does, I got it mixed up with SSL-1. So apart from the tape (and suspectible price), it does seem like SSL-1.

 

[dotsdad]

Re: Are these Duncans?

The label suggests SSL1, but SSL1s have staggered pole pieces. The pole in pictures appear to all be the same heights.

 

[mkgearhead]

Re: Are these Duncans?

The label suggests SSL1, but SSL1s have staggered pole pieces. The pole in pictures appear to all be the same heights.

One of the pickups has staggered pole pieces. The other one is non-staggered.