Is this a real Seymour Duncan?

[fretburner]

I finally have all pups in the Custom series \m/

 

[ToneFiddler]

I was a bit scared, when I saw your latest pictures because of the square bobbin hole WITHOUT the surrounding circle! But I checked my trembuckers and this is normal. Only the standard sized bobbins have the additional circle.
have fun with it!
so SH-5, SH-11 and SH-15 or the hybrid too?

 

[fretburner]

I was a bit scared, when I saw your latest pictures because of the square bobbin hole WITHOUT the surrounding circle! But I checked my trembuckers and this is normal. Only the standard sized bobbins have the additional circle.
have fun with it!
so SH-5, SH-11 and SH-15 or the hybrid too?

Duncan Support confirmed it as well. I'm happy

And yes, I have the Custom, Custom Custom, 59/Custom Hybrid and Alternative 8

All are in Les Pauls except for the C2 which didn't sound good to me except for a super strat. Tried it in the middle position on my Nightswan and it was way too dark.

I think that pickup is meant for 25.5 scale super Strats - Floyd or fixed bridge. Maybe a brighter tonewood as well

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[jeremy]

ive used the cc in a lp and it sounded fine, i wouldnt use it in the middle though, bridge pup only for me. though i have used the sh5 custom in the neck with surprisingly good results

 

[fretburner]

ive used the cc in a lp and it sounded fine, i wouldnt use it in the middle though, bridge pup only for me. though i have used the sh5 custom in the neck with surprisingly good results

Maybe it's just me and my preference for bright bridge pups.

 

[jeremy]

the cc isnt overly bright obviously, but thats why i wouldnt use it in any other position since itll be even less bright

 

[ICTUS_MEDICAL]

Hello people,

I am shocked at how good quality fake Seymour Duncan pickups are. I bring some more information about the fake TB-4, since I have a legit TB-4 and I was able to compare them in detail.
Let's go to the pics:





Fake one above. The box has good quality too.


DCR now is OK. The chinese are getting better...

 

[Blille]

Hello people,

I am shocked at how good quality fake Seymour Duncan pickups are. I bring some more information about the fake TB-4, since I have a legit TB-4 and I was able to compare them in detail.
Let's go to the pics:





Fake one above. The box has good quality too.


DCR now is OK. The chinese are getting better...

Gotta say, the differences are minute. I bet there’s been more differences when a dude in SD was having a bad day.

 

[beaubrummels]

Good information, though I can't read the red text over the red wood background at all.

 

[ToneFiddler]

Good information, though I can't read the red text over the red wood background at all.

red text over wood reads:
"the logo now has good quality"

fake getting real close. hard to spot them from low res pics.
THe screw poles are still off, though

 

[jeremy]

damn, they are getting better all the time

 

[raspgalax]

Hello, I have two Cool Rails pickups. I'm pretty certain that the one with the sticker on the back is real, but I don't know about the second one with no sticker. The stickered one is 9.7 ohm and the unstickered one is 9.4 ohm.

 

[beaubrummels]

Welcome to the forum

Flatwork, wiring and components look the same. I don't know how often people counterfeit rails, but I supposed they could, there are cheap versions of rail-based pickups out there; but I think the construction would be more obviously different. I think it's real and the sticker just came off myself. That's just my one opinion. Maybe wait for a couple more folks to confirm.

 

[raspgalax]

Thank you for the welcome : ) Sorry if if was a silly question.

 

[Blille]

Thank you for the welcome : ) Sorry if if was a silly question.

Not silly at all.

It also looks good to me.

 

[Mincer]

You are right to ask, even if they are legit. We have some good experts here, and I'd rather people take advantage of their knowledge before you spend $.

 

[Aceman]

New thread on counterfeits at TGP


https://www.thegearpage.net/board/i...-counterfeit-updated-can-you-spot-it.2502701/

 

[triodecr]

Is this a real Duncan, and if so what model? The signature is printed/stamped on the base plate, there’s no evidence of wax potting and the DCR is 7.41k. Could it be an Antiquity?

 

[jeremy]

could be an antiquity neck, yes. got other pics?

 

[triodecr]

More pics…