Is this a real Seymour Duncan?
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Masta' C
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They look legitimate as far as I can tell, but it is a bit odd how the printed logo is wearing off like that on the neck pickup (SH-1n). That's also the earliest example (Dec 2021) I've seen with no "Made in America" stamp, but that doesn't mean it's not authentic. Supply chain issues were occurring at the same time SD was making the baseplate change, so who knows...
Masta' C
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Yeah, you're good. I suspect that TB-4 is slightly older than the '59 in that particular set, but it's legitimate either way. SD didn't change the TB baseplates to say "America" until the mid-2000s as I recall. The standard (SH) baseplates were updated significantly earlier.
beaubrummels
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Looks like a clear sticker to me and the date code doesn't match the pickup. Looks like it might be a reseller inventory sticker applied to a legit Duncan.
Looks like a clear sticker to me and the date code doesn't match the pickup. Looks like it might be a reseller inventory sticker applied to a legit Duncan.
raspgalax
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These are actually mine already but I've recently removed them from my guitar and they were second hand when I bought them. My questions are: which goes in which box? They have totally different designs so maybe one is much newer than the other. And is the one with the short cable fake as it only has CC written on the sticker? The other one has a 30cm cable and the short one has a 10cm cable, is that because the short one is for bridge, closer to the electrics, or was it cut? Thanks!
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Masta' C
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The one with "CC" is a mid-'90s production and not fake. That's a transitional label between the older ink-stamped labels and the newer style of printed labels. It goes in the more plain package that says "for the bridge position".
The one with the more detailed label that says "SH-11" on it goes in the newer package that says "Pro Shop" on the front.
The shorter cable was cut to that length by whomever installed the pickup. It would have come with about 11" or so of leads originally.
The one with the more detailed label that says "SH-11" on it goes in the newer package that says "Pro Shop" on the front.
The shorter cable was cut to that length by whomever installed the pickup. It would have come with about 11" or so of leads originally.
Masta' C
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Someone will buy it
Lots of Strat guys cut their leads short like this. And, as you said, it can always be spliced/lengthened, if needed.
Ciao!
I’ve been lurking for a while, and this is my first post. I found the discussions about fake replicas of one of the world's most famous brands, like Seymour Duncan, very interesting. I bought a Jazz and a JB from Amazon, and now I have a thousand worries (although Amazon is unlikely to risk selling counterfeit products...). Do you think I can relax? (Pics are about the Jazz)
I’ve been lurking for a while, and this is my first post. I found the discussions about fake replicas of one of the world's most famous brands, like Seymour Duncan, very interesting. I bought a Jazz and a JB from Amazon, and now I have a thousand worries (although Amazon is unlikely to risk selling counterfeit products...). Do you think I can relax? (Pics are about the Jazz)
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beaubrummels
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Looks like a new production Jazz Neck, made February 23, 2023, to me.
Looks like a new production Jazz Neck, made February 23, 2023, to me.
justFred
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Is there a way to report this fraud that is effective?
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...m_other&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa&_randl_shipto=us
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...m_other&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa&_randl_shipto=us
beaubrummels
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Sure. Just write a letter to 'the party' explaining how those products are secretly giving out messages to overthrow 'the party'. They'll take care of it real quick.
justFred
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LOL:lmao:
Masta' C
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No, and that's why buying any of the popular models (JB, Jazz, 59, etc) from unauthorized dealers is so risky now!
The counterfeiters have them completely copied, right down to the retail packaging!
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802086155981.html
I think I bought the duckbucker single coil sized humbucker for strat on ebay but I learned in another thread that the white pickup cover can't be removed.
I can remove the white plastic pickup cover on mine, revealing a greenish housing.
I dont have a picture of my duckbucker pickup but may I see a picture of a real duckbucker without the white pickup cover to see if it is similar to mine?
Or is there a better way to know if it's a real one? Should I test the output with a multimeter to see if the resistance is 2.5k ?
Thank you
I can remove the white plastic pickup cover on mine, revealing a greenish housing.
I dont have a picture of my duckbucker pickup but may I see a picture of a real duckbucker without the white pickup cover to see if it is similar to mine?
Or is there a better way to know if it's a real one? Should I test the output with a multimeter to see if the resistance is 2.5k ?
Thank you
Pick up a set of humbuckers, a neck 59 4 conductor and a JB model. They were second hand but supposed to be brand new. Everything looks brand new and legit.
The thing I'm wondering is that everywhere I look, the 59 never came from the production line with the "Seymour Duncan" white logo on the front.
Everything looks good and I measured 3.7k on each coil for a total of 7.4k, which is what SD spec is on that one.
The thing I'm wondering is that everywhere I look, the 59 never came from the production line with the "Seymour Duncan" white logo on the front.
Everything looks good and I measured 3.7k on each coil for a total of 7.4k, which is what SD spec is on that one.
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