old jazz bridge

[dc_mally]

hi, i bought a pickup believing it was an old JB, i found out that it is a bridge jazz, all that identifys it is a little white sticker with "JMB-D" stamped on it in blue ink. it is a 2 wire thing; braided ground with material (green and blue) braided inside that then a wire inside that.

it has no seymour duncan transfer on the top where the pole pieces are.

is their any possibility from this small description anyone can tel me enything about this pickup? like when it was made.

thanks,
Dave.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: old jazz bridge

hi, i bought a pickup believing it was an old JB, i found out that it is a bridge jazz, all that identifys it is a little white sticker with "JMB-D" stamped on it in blue ink. it is a 2 wire thing; braided ground with material (green and blue) braided inside that then a wire inside that.

it has no seymour duncan transfer on the top where the pole pieces are.

is their any possibility from this small description anyone can tel me enything about this pickup? like when it was made.

thanks,
Dave.

I am not 100% positive about the JMB-D on the bottom...BUT I would appear that it is Jazz Model Bridge, and the D is the code for the person that wound the pickup. I can tell you that the Jazz bridge model is not very common. They are just slightly hotter that a Jazz neck model...other that that it being a 2 conducter pickup leads me to belive that it is kinda old since the Jazz has been 4 conducter for some time...a few years ago Duncan switched form the codes like the one you have (JMB-D) to a new system, under the new system your pickup would say SH-2b, but like I said the 2 conducter wire is the biggest give away...Im gonna say it pretty old. If you call Duncan they could tell you quite a bit more. A Jazz neck is a great pickup...I have never used a Jazz in the neck and I don't know of anyone that has...if you put it in, let us know how it sounds.

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The guy who invented fire

 

[Fusion1]

Re: old jazz bridge

The green and blue wires don't sound right. Does the baseplate say Seymour Duncan or Seymour Duncan made in America?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: old jazz bridge

The green and blue wires don't sound right. Does the baseplate say Seymour Duncan or Seymour Duncan made in America?

Now that I think about it you're right...thats a good question!

 

[JOLLY]

Re: old jazz bridge

Try looking here:

Identifying Label Codes for pickups built before 2002
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/labels.shtml


Identifying Label Codes for pickups built after 2002
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/labels02.shtml

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: old jazz bridge

Try looking here:

Identifying Label Codes for pickups built before 2002
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/labels.shtml


Identifying Label Codes for pickups built after 2002
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/labels02.shtml

whats up with this then...My Custom Custom has a sticker and it just says CC???

 

[johnabraham]

Re: old jazz bridge

What you have most likely is a early Jazz bridge pickup. As a previous question if there is a Seymour insignia impressed into the baseplate of the pickup, this will tell the difference between early, and very early.

The white sticker on the bottom, is it sort of oval instead of square??

I have a zebra '59 pickup with NO Seymour insignia impressed into the baseplate bearing the sticker " 59B-D" in blue letters. These blue letters and last letter resemble what you are describing in comparison. The white sticker on my zebra is more rectangular instead of oval like a football; which i have seen on early Jazz pups. Im not sure if Seymour used these oval stickers on all of the line back then.

They say that the last letter is the employee who made the pickup. I don't know if the last letter represents the employee's last name or first, if it does represent the last name; this may invariably mean that Seymour himself made the pickup if the "D" stands for "Duncan".

With pickups this early , chances are very great to have a pickup that was made by Seymour because back then he had more time to actually do this versus now.

Im sure that old Jazz sounds amazing! John.

 

[Boston Joe]

Re: old jazz bridge

I have a Jazz Model neck and Custom that are two conductor pickups-- lead and braiding, that's it. The Jazz has a little square sticker that reads "JMN" and the Custom sticker reads "Duncan Custom". Both came in a 1980 Charvel. Your pickup may be just as old.