Designed by Seymour Duncan in Kramer 120

[JR-Guit]

Hello,
I have a Kramer 120 guitar from the early 90's with "Designed by Seymour Duncan" Pickups. The Bridge Humbucker shows "Made in Korea" on the bottom. I was wondering what exact type of pickups this is. What are the specs of this pickup? What is the best comparable model from the Syemour Duncan catalog. It measures approximately 14.7K in series.
Would be great if anybody could help.
Thanks,
Jörg

 

[Mincer]

Is there a model name/number stamped on there somewhere?

 

[jeremy]

i remember those pups but dont know much about em

 

[JR-Guit]

Is there a model name/number stamped on there somewhere?

No, only what’s visible on the pictures

 

[Mincer]

It is probably closest to a Custom, I'd guess.

 

[STLMTLHD79]

That pickup had a name.....and i cant remember what it was called. There was a guy on here a few years ago that talked about them and said they were not so great.

 

[hamerfan]

I have seen and opened some Duncan Designed pickups before. This does not look like any of them. Are you sure?

 

[JR-Guit]

I have seen and opened some Duncan Designed pickups before. This does not look like any of them. Are you sure?

Actually, I also have not seen a pickup with a similar design so far. But it came like that as part of the guitar when I bought it new from a local shop beginning of the 90‘s. It was untouched since. The outside cover states „ designed by Seymour Duncan“, not „Duncan designed“ which is more common these days…

 

[hamerfan]

Actually, I also have not seen a pickup with a similar design so far. But it came like that as part of the guitar when I bought it new from a local shop beginning of the 90‘s. It was untouched since. The outside cover states „ designed by Seymour Duncan“, not „Duncan designed“ which is more common these days…

Found it! Read post #4 by Frank Falbo
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/for...286474-designed-by-seymour-duncan#post4774390

 

[JR-Guit]

Found it! Read post #4 by Frank Falbo
https://forum.seymourduncan.com/for...286474-designed-by-seymour-duncan#post4774390

Thanks for that. It answers some of the questions about the history of "designed by ..." and "Duncan designed". If those "Designed by ..." Pickups were really just made for those specific Kramer series, it means that they are quite exclusive pickups, that are probably not easy to find. I also like the comment about liking the way the pickup sounds: for me this pickup is easily one of my Top 5 favorite Bridge Humbuckers. In the end it's about personal preference.

Just for completeness, I'm attaching a picture of the whole guitar. It's a Kramer 120w+. To my knowledge the same pickup was used in the 620 model.