Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

[dave4378]

I recently bought a Seymour Duncan JB, which the eBay seller had listed as new & which came with the pickup ring. I was pretty happy with that purchase. Around the same time thoough, bought a Jazz from another seller. Three weeks went by & no item, so i contacted the seller who only then decided to notify me that the item they had listed & that i had bought & payed for was not in stock & that i'd have to wait till they got it in stock & then wait for it in the mail...GRRRRRR.
Anyhow i don't know what prompted me to ask, but i decded to ask this seller if the pickup comes with the pickup ring. The seller then told me that the 6 string model Duncans don't come with pickup rings...GRRRRR.
Now i think this seller is dishonest & that i'm getting shafted here. I believe they keep the mounting rings & then sell them seperately on eBay to make more money. Is it true that the brand new sealed 6 string model Duncans don't come with pickup rings?

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

The only Duncans Ive purchased that came with rings are the Trembucker models because they use a longer ring than normal. Any normal sized Duncan does not come with rings.


Hope all works out ok for you on the transaction!

 

[dave4378]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

The only Duncans Ive purchased that came with rings are the Trembucker models because they use a longer ring than normal. Any normal sized Duncan does not come with rings.


Hope all works out ok for you on the transaction!

**** that sucks, the Seymour Duncan mounting rings are acually slightly different to most generic ones & the ones the come stock with Duncan Designed. The Seymour Duncan ones are rough & look a bit greyish under some light, where as the Duncan Disigned are smooth & shinny & are black as you can get. That means i have to chase up a pickup ring for the neck that matches the other one that came with my JB or it'll just look crappy... what a pain in the ass.
Where can i get actual Seymour Duncan mounting rings. Already tried eBay & there's just a sea of generic mounting rings.

I don't know about this seller though, i'm considering getting a refund & taking my business elsewhere. Beware of online stores & eBay sellers who list things they don't actually have in stock & accept payment for goods they don't actually have just to secure a sale. And sellers who don't bother to notify you of this untill you chase them up on what is happening with your order after 3 weeks.
This has happened to me twice in the last month, once for an Original Floyd Rose from an online store (STILL on back order after 3 weeks) & the SH2N pickup from eBay. I could name & shame them on here, but i won't, i'm not that petty. These experiences have made this project a headache & a little unpleasant, rather than enjoyable.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

I know what you mean! But, projects that take the most sweat, usually have the biggest payoff!!

I imagine someone round here may have a ring that can hook you up.. I have a trembucker one. but its longer and thinner than most rings..

Also, we have some dealers here on the forum that are completely trustworthy and would tell you straight if they will have a wait..

 

[dave4378]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

I know what you mean! But, projects that take the most sweat, usually have the biggest payoff!!

I imagine someone round here may have a ring that can hook you up.. I have a trembucker one. but its longer and thinner than most rings..

Also, we have some dealers here on the forum that are completely trustworthy and would tell you straight if they will have a wait..

Yeah i need one for a neck humbucker & it's for a Jackson King V, so it's gotta be a flat bottom. But yeah, like i said the real Seymour Duncan mounting rings are more of a matte finnish plastic mounting ring & ever so slightly lighter in color, whereas generics & Duncan Designed are generally shinny & very black. I want mine to both match ortherwise it'll just look like a half assed sloppy project, as tiny as this detail may seem. Call me anal, but i'm quite particular about detail & if i'm gonna take the time to do anything, i'm gonna do it properly.

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

Sorry to hear about the troubles, but if it was me, I'd name the seller and online shop so no one else steps in that same hole. Might be a snag they hit after a long perfect run, but dilligence on their part is essential - you snooze, you lose.

 

[dave4378]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

Sorry to hear about the troubles, but if it was me, I'd name the seller and online shop so no one else steps in that same hole. Might be a snag they hit after a long perfect run, but dilligence on their part is essential - you snooze, you lose.

Well the eBay seller was somewhat accommodating & offered a 10% discount for my troubles, but still that doesn't really excuse them listing an item on eBay that they didn't actually have & not notifying me untill i chased them up 3 weeks later.
The online shop i bought the Original Floyd Rose from on the other hand offered nothing for my inconvenince & an online store should not have products listed on their site as "in stock" if that product is not currently in their inventory. The online store was GuitarPartsDepot, beware when buying from them. After emails back & forth to & from someone in their sales department 3 days before i made the purchase, i was told the item was in stock & the site also had it listed as in stock. Then a few days after paying for & purchasing the item i got an email notifying me that they were out of stock & "sorry for the inconvenience".

 

[dave4378]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

Ok does anyone have a genuine Seymour Duncan mounting ring for a neck humbucker they can sell me? I need the standard black plastic flat one (not curved or slanted) for a neck humbucker.
See i have the same frustrating problem as every the custom & repair shop i've contacted in Melbourne. I can not find a mounting ring anywhere that matches the one that came with my JB TB-4 trembucker because Seymour Duncan provides their brand of pickup rings with their trembuckers, but not their neck humbuckers. They obviously exist & are produced because they come on all guitars that come stock Seymour Duncans that i've seen, but apparently Seymour Dancan & all Guitar Stores' distributors do not offer it as a part....ridiculous.
See like i've mentioned before, the mounting rings that come with Seymour Duncan trembuckers & come stock on guitars with Seymour Duncans look a bit different to the generics & other brands. The Seymour Duncan ones are matte & almost look greyish in some light & especially in photos, whereas the generics & other brands are very glossy & very black, not even remotely greyish looking. These may seem like subtle differences, but if you mount the the 2 different pickup rings on the one guitar (Seymour Duncan in the bridge & generic in the neck), there'll be quite a visable difference. This i don't want, it looks shabby & untidy. I like the look of the matte greyish Seymour Duncan ones, not keen on the really black glossy generic ones. So i don't want to just use 2 generic ones.

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

You might try posting in the classifieds. I'm sure there are some forum members with extra rings. If that fails you can call Customer Service and see if they can help. I'm sure there's a part number for the ring, and probably a unit cost.

I certainly wasn't with the company back in the 90's, but what I remember as the consumer was that the ring you're referring to came originally with the PATB series of pickups. It has the satin texture because that matches the PATB pickups. Then somewhere along the line, they included it with every Trembucker sized pickup, I think as an emergency ring in case yours didn't accept the width of the TB. As for neck pickups, I'd have to check but I'll bet the PATB-1n neck pickup comes with the ring.

I know how you feel because I like those rings on certain guitars, so I just made sure I kept them whenever I had the chance. There were just some guitars that looked really good with the satin finish rings.

 

[dave4378]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

You might try posting in the classifieds. I'm sure there are some forum members with extra rings. If that fails you can call Customer Service and see if they can help. I'm sure there's a part number for the ring, and probably a unit cost.

I certainly wasn't with the company back in the 90's, but what I remember as the consumer was that the ring you're referring to came originally with the PATB series of pickups. It has the satin texture because that matches the PATB pickups. Then somewhere along the line, they included it with every Trembucker sized pickup, I think as an emergency ring in case yours didn't accept the width of the TB. As for neck pickups, I'd have to check but I'll bet the PATB-1n neck pickup comes with the ring.

I know how you feel because I like those rings on certain guitars, so I just made sure I kept them whenever I had the chance. There were just some guitars that looked really good with the satin finish rings.

Calling customer service might be a problem for me since i live in Australia.
Also i wouln't say it's a satin finnish, it's definitly a little rough-ish. First thing that pops into my head when tryng to describe it, is the darker grey section of the top of a Super Nintendo console. Or even the top of Nintendo 64 if anyone remembers those. LOL yeah i know stupid comparison, but they're the only things i could think of that are even close to the texture. Amazing how that texture can change the whole look of an object though. It's actually kind of absurd that i'm madly chasing a small piece of plastic with a few holes.

 

[Fusion1]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

FWIW I prefer the Trembucker rings, and Dave I would also call it a satin finish. I think the word satin isn't meant to describe the feel of it, but more the look of it as it isn't like a mirror gloss but a satin finish. I'd also think in this case satin = matte finish.

Chrome finish:

Satin Chrome finish:

BTW, I do wish they did offer standard sized rings so you could have matching rings in the same guitar. I may have to call in and see if Frank was right about the PATB-1n coming with a matte ring.

 

[shawnlanefan]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

I've bought a number of neck TB's, and they come with the rings too.

 

[dave4378]

Update

Update

Hi all,
I just learned that Jackson use the trembucker model pickup rings (418001 Mtg ring blk actv hb&trem) for both neck & bridge on their current USA Select Series guitars. This is how they get 2 black matte ones that both match exactly & why it's impossible to find a neck model. If you look at photos on the Jackson site you'll notice on their USA model guitars there's a bigger gap between the neck ring & neck pickup & both the neck & bridge pickup rings look like they are both the same height, unlike the import model Jacksons, which use the gloss rings & have a less taller one in the neck.
I'm sure this is the case with other guitar manufacturers also.
Just thought some of you might find this info useful for any future projects where you might encouter this dilemma.
Dave

 

[aaron268]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

I bought 3 new SD pickups in the last year and they all came with a pickup ring, however they were plasitc. You can get good metal rings from your mega guitar stores like guitar center, and musicians friends, or used ones for like ibanez ect on ebay.

 

[dave4378]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

I bought 3 new SD pickups in the last year and they all came with a pickup ring, however they were plasitc. You can get good metal rings from your mega guitar stores like guitar center, and musicians friends, or used ones for like ibanez ect on ebay.

I was after the plastic ones anyway, but the matte fininsh ones which only Seymour Duncan produces. It's ok though i got it sorted. Like i said Seymour Duncan only makes one kind of the plastic matte ring which is used for BOTH the neck & bridge on many guitars that come stock with Seymour Duncans.
What you got were all bridge model trembuckers or the TB model pickups though. Seymour Duncan doesn't provide rings with their regular spaced ones or SH models.

 

[aaron268]

Re: Seymour Duncan Pickup Rings?

:eyecrazy:

I was after the plastic ones anyway, but the matte fininsh ones which only Seymour Duncan produces. It's ok though i got it sorted. Like i said Seymour Duncan only makes one kind of the plastic matte ring which is used for BOTH the neck & bridge on many guitars that come stock with Seymour Duncans.
What you got were all bridge model trembuckers or the TB model pickups though. Seymour Duncan doesn't provide rings with their regular spaced ones or SH models.

yep exactly right they were SD Trembuckers.