Help me ID these SD pickups

RickD

RickD

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Ok so I know the trembucker is a JB because I installed it myself last week. IDK what the other 2 are. If I give you the DC resistance would that help identify the model? I don't want to take them out cause they are Huge PITA to reinstall, they have 2 springs each not foam rubber pads.

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Hmm, that's pretty low. There should be some sort of sticker on the back, though.
 
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Measure the JB the same way (I'm wondering if you're measuring them in an odd way) and make sure that's about 16K. If it is, is there a pull/push pot somewhere? Could be dual coil pickups shaped like singles, and they're split.

Larry
 
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larryguitar said:
Measure the JB the same way (I'm wondering if you're measuring them in an odd way) and make sure that's about 16K. If it is, is there a pull/push pot somewhere? Could be dual coil pickups shaped like singles, and they're split.

Larry
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When I check the JB it's just a tad over 17k (probably because it's a trembucker). No push pull pots, just one tone one volume and a 5-way switch.
 
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Keep in mind this is a 1994 Jackson SL1 Soloist which would have come with Jackson pickups. They didn't put SD pickups in them till 1995. SO these are all aftermarket pickups.
 
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Kinda looks like cloth pushback wire, is it? Can you at least open up the control cavity and check ? If so, Probably ssl-1 or ssl-2?

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Ok took control cover off and yes both pickups have black/white cloth pushback wire. I took a photo, maybe someone can tell if the wiring looks correct?

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RickD said:
Ok took control cover off and yes both pickups have black/white cloth pushback wire. I took a photo, maybe someone can tell if the wiring looks correct?

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Wiring looks correct. Whites to the switch and blacks to ground.

The pickups are either SSL-2 (hard to tell from the pic but if they're staggered they would be SSL-1. Same pickup but staggered) or Alnico Pro 2, I think. Much more likely SSL-2 as those are really popular pickups

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