Is this a real Seymour Duncan?

jlf611 said:
Hey all,

I have a pair of these P/Us in a guitar I picked up this weekend. Black back plate with small logo but no stickers...7.5k and 7.2k respectively and both neck models. Think they are real deal?

Thanks!
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That's most definitely an OEM pickup. Owner probably removed the labels to try and hide the fact they are both neck models (not that it matters much...many guitars use the same pickup in both positions). But definitely look legit to me
 
Hello everyone! I'm new here. I'm about to buy these 3 used pickups and i'm getting a little paranoid about their authenticity.

I'm pretty sure that the white tb4 is okay, but i'm not so sure about the other two, mainly because the price is kinda low compared to what other sellers are asking.

Can someone with more experience help me out?

The pics are here: https://ibb.co/m4gBMRb

Thanks a lot!
 
alessandro95 said:
Hello everyone! I'm new here. I'm about to buy these 3 used pickups and i'm getting a little paranoid about their authenticity.

I'm pretty sure that the white tb4 is okay, but i'm not so sure about the other two, mainly because the price is kinda low compared to what other sellers are asking.

Can someone with more experience help me out?

The pics are here: https://ibb.co/m4gBMRb

Thanks a lot!
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I'm not familiar with those 'SN0' stickers (maybe serial numbers?) but they look legit otherwise.
 
I'm leaning toward authentic on each of those. The "5NO"/"SNO" (serial number?) decal is interesting, as dystrust said. Haven't come across that yet.
 
nexion218 said:
Ther's one in the ad! It says 34557 20191021 PEGASUS-TREM
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Sorry I just saw it was black and assumed it was another shot of the top without expanding it.

I've never seen a black baseplate on a Duncan before. Other than that it looks like it could be correct, but I'd definitely want to confirm if that is right.
 
playas said:
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Sorry I just saw it was black and assumed it was another shot of the top without expanding it.

I've never seen a black baseplate on a Duncan before. Other than that it looks like it could be correct, but I'd definitely want to confirm if that is right.
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I believe the newer (Nazvul, Sentient etc) have black baseplates... Its prolly legit, the guy selling it is a locally known pro and he did a bunch of videos testing the FGN stuff I linked (thats what made think of the OEM possibility), but as I dont know him personally Id rather be safe than sorry. Never seen any of those modern stuff in anything else than black matte.
 
theres nothing glaring about that pup that seems off. its 4 cond with logo which isnt the norm for a 59 but they can be ordered that way
 
I'm going to be honest...if that is the seller you purchased from, then there's a 95% chance your pickup is counterfeit, maybe higher.

Are those actual pictures you took of the product you received or are those the seller's listing photos?

What scares me is that this is the most accurate potential counterfeit I've ever come across. I want to believe it's real, but seeing that the seller's entire inventory consists of counterfeit pickups and knowing you probably paid 50% of what that pickup would normally sell for new, I have to lean toward being counterfeit.

You guys, if true, this is next level forgery! :eek:

I can't even begin to explain how important it is to PURCHASE YOUR SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS FROM AUTHORIZED DEALERS!!!
 
SSL-1 Set for less than $30...get 'em while you can! :lmao:

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Masta' C said:
Are those actual pictures you took of the product you received or are those the seller's listing photos?
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Those are the actual pics I took from the product I received.
I already know that there's a high chance that it might be a fake one... but I wanted to try out how bad could it be. Thanks for the comment.
 
proggg said:
Those are the actual pics I took from the product I received.
I already know that there's a high chance that it might be a fake one... but I wanted to try out how bad could it be. Thanks for the comment.
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If you have access to a multimeter it would be great if you could measure DCR
 
Masta' C said:
I'm going to be honest...if that is the seller you purchased from, then there's a 95% chance your pickup is counterfeit, maybe higher.

Are those actual pictures you took of the product you received or are those the seller's listing photos?

What scares me is that this is the most accurate potential counterfeit I've ever come across. I want to believe it's real, but seeing that the seller's entire inventory consists of counterfeit pickups and knowing you probably paid 50% of what that pickup would normally sell for new, I have to lean toward being counterfeit.

You guys, if true, this is next level forgery! :eek:

I can't even begin to explain how important it is to PURCHASE YOUR SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS FROM AUTHORIZED DEALERS!!!
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I’m honestly tempted to buy one and do a side by side with a genuine one to understand what gap there is in terms of authenticity to be able to check here.
 
Blille said:
I’m honestly tempted to buy one and do a side by side with a genuine one to understand what gap there is in terms of authenticity to be able to check here.
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I am sure there isn't just one place making fakes. Best not to give questionable retailers your money.
 
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