Duncan Designed.........Trash or Treasure!?!?!?
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Artie
Peaveyologist
Thanks Artie I knew I knew that info.....
I stepped away from the World of PUPS for a time
MY sl3 is Neckthru Maple/Poplar sides I like it better than some of the Basswood side guitars...
The Distortion Designed seems less ice pick toppy to me too...
Artie
Peaveyologist
I have the pre-loaded SC101 set in a Strat. Anyone who picked this up couldn't tell it, (tone-wise), from an expensive MIA Fender. All the classic jangle and chime that you'd expect from single coils.
Also, I have the Squier Vintage Modified Surf Strat, with the DD Lipstick Tubes. It's got it's own unique thing going on. Kinda an old "Dano" vibe. Love it.
Also, I have the Squier Vintage Modified Surf Strat, with the DD Lipstick Tubes. It's got it's own unique thing going on. Kinda an old "Dano" vibe. Love it.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Heh, heh. You're going to talk me into taking mine off the Trading Post.
P.S. Does anyone know what the HB112b originally came in? It's the quasi Screamin' Demon.
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I’ve always had positive experiences with them. The JB sounds great.
skyydogg01
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The HB112 was originally the Duncan/Ibanez HB103B that was in the SZ series. The only difference we're the hex poles instead of slugs. It's closer to the distortion. I regret getting rid of mine.Heh, heh. You're going to talk me into taking mine off the Trading Post.
P.S. Does anyone know what the HB112b originally came in? It's the quasi Screamin' Demon.
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Artie
Peaveyologist
skyydogg01
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I know(Ahem . . . there's one in the Trading Post.)
That's why I'm trying to convince you to keep it.
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Artie
Peaveyologist
And its working. I'm going to stick it into my little Rockmaster today, and remind myself of what it is.
beaubrummels
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I have a poplar / neck-through Jackson SL3 also. The pickups actually sound great, especially the neck has a great strat tone considering it's pushed back by the 24 frets, but for some reason in this guitar for me they sound noticeably dark, or like good pickups but there's a blanket over them. I have also have the Designed Distortion in a Gibson Melody Maker and it's great in there. Has a lot of range working the volume and is plenty lively in that one.
80's_Thrash_Metal
Slightly_Glazed_Believer
Detonators are legit pickups.
I have a full set ( 3 ) of the original ( late 90's early 2000's ) Duncan designed Strat before they went to the HR model name. They are definitely hot. The hottest output pickup I think they make is the hot rails for tele set, those things produce some serious output. I have become more and more a fan of medium output single coils as of late and humbucking pickups that years ago I thought were the Bee's Knee's are now getting yanked one by one in favor of single coils.
I have a Duncan designed humbucker set in my Cameo Deluxe SG ( 1960's Japan knock off ) and I really like it in there. The original pickups gave up the ghost in 2001 and I bought the DD's from Guitar Center when they were a store brand. I haven't found a reason to want to change those ones out yet. I have an 80's era Epiphone SG that I can't find a set of pickups I am happy with for it to save my life. Still on the hunt for that one. I am thinking I may custom make a set for that guitar; it seems needy.
I have a Duncan designed humbucker set in my Cameo Deluxe SG ( 1960's Japan knock off ) and I really like it in there. The original pickups gave up the ghost in 2001 and I bought the DD's from Guitar Center when they were a store brand. I haven't found a reason to want to change those ones out yet. I have an 80's era Epiphone SG that I can't find a set of pickups I am happy with for it to save my life. Still on the hunt for that one. I am thinking I may custom make a set for that guitar; it seems needy.
Jack_TriPpEr
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I recently acquired a mid-2000s Squier Satin Trans Strat HSS guitar that reportedly features a Duncan Designed humbucker, per the product pages for this guitar at the Zzounds and FuzzFaced websites.
https://www.zzounds.com/item--SQU321730
https://www.fuzzfaced.net/squier-satin-trans-fat-stratocaster.html
Anybody know what particular model of DD humbucker this would be?
BTW, it sounds decent as a humbucker, but sadly enough, it came wired from the factory out-of-phase with the middle pickup in splitcoil mode in Position 2, I haven't had an opportunity to get in there and rewire the HB yet, so i don't yet know how good or bad its splitcoil tone is.
https://www.zzounds.com/item--SQU321730
https://www.fuzzfaced.net/squier-satin-trans-fat-stratocaster.html
Anybody know what particular model of DD humbucker this would be?
BTW, it sounds decent as a humbucker, but sadly enough, it came wired from the factory out-of-phase with the middle pickup in splitcoil mode in Position 2, I haven't had an opportunity to get in there and rewire the HB yet, so i don't yet know how good or bad its splitcoil tone is.
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