Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

[Tarbender]

I just got a Tele bridge pickup from eBay and have doubts about it's authenticity. In the eBay title it states that it is a Seymour Duncan Tele Bridge pickup. In the item description it states that it is a Vintage Broadcaster pickup. Right away I saw that the wires were incorrect and the output was very low, 6.1k. Now I'm not even sure that its a Seymour Duncan pickup at all. Any thoughts/opinions?

 

[vinnie1971]

Re: Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

It looks right - here's the pickup from GAK.
I assume it's a Seymour Duncan vintage broadcaster Telecaster that it was advertised as
https://www.gak.co.uk/en/seymour-du...bridge/31882?gclid=COaBy5DJitACFYIV0wodvvELmA

 

[metalchurch79]

Re: Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

The sticker looks to be correct.

 

[Tarbender]

Re: Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

It looks right - here's the pickup from GAK.
I assume it's a Seymour Duncan vintage broadcaster Telecaster that it was advertised as
https://www.gak.co.uk/en/seymour-du...bridge/31882?gclid=COaBy5DJitACFYIV0wodvvELmA

The wires are wrong as is the resistance. The Broadcaster should have cloth covered wire and the resistance should be around 8k AFAIK.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

Yes, the wires are not cloth, but plastic. The ground wire connection to the baseplate looks reflowed and burned. The thingy looks too new for 30 years.

 

[dotsdad]

Re: Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

It is probably a duncan bobbin that has been reworked, rewound, repaired. The plastic wire and shoddy soldering is a dead giveaway.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Genuine Seymour Duncan ?

I hope you got a good deal on it and that it works and sounds good to you...it is not authentic.