seymour duncan without the name on front

[pol]

Hello, i got a second hand seymour duncan pickup, it should be an sh5, but it doesn't have the seymour duncan name on front, only on the backplate.
Is this an older pickup and how can I be shure if it's a SH5 ?

 

[PoorMan]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

No "SH-5" sticker on the bottom?

You can order pickups without logos on the bobbins and a lot of the guys around here remove them.

I doubt it's a fake Duncan, it wouldn't be worth the effort.

 

[pol]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

nope, no sticker, just the seymour duncan logo on the bottom.
I thought maybe those older seymours where withouth the name on front ?

 

[Snake Aces]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

SSL-1's don't have the logo on the cover either. As long as the actual pickup says duncan, it's a duncan. I am pretty sure the seller would not lie about which one it is.

 

[MartinSixStringCustoms]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

SSL-1's don't have the logo on the cover either. As long as the actual pickup says duncan, it's a duncan. I am pretty sure the seller would not lie about which one it is.

SSL-1s don't come with covers :fingersx:

 

[Snake Aces]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

Good point, I forgot about that.

 

[PoorMan]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

nope, no sticker, just the seymour duncan logo on the bottom.
I thought maybe those older seymours where withouth the name on front ?

Possibly. Does is look that old? They usually have some kind of code on it to at least identify the winder. I can't find the link but there is some good info on IDing p'ups on the main site.

 

[Simon_F]

Re: seymour duncan without the name on front

Hello, i got a second hand seymour duncan pickup, it should be an sh5, but it doesn't have the seymour duncan name on front, only on the backplate.
Is this an older pickup and how can I be shure if it's a SH5 ?

Does it have any kind of label on the bottom? An SH-5 would have been labelled "DC" until 2002.

Look at it closely under a light. Sometimes people rub the Seymour Duncan logo off the top of the pickup, but you can still see where it was if you look closely.

If you can measure the DC resistance, an SH-5 should be somewhere around 14K. And it should sound like this:

Beefed up Patent Applied For tone for a hard-driving, kickin’ sound with the right balance of power, sustain, and distortion. This pickup cuts through with a distinctive high end and midrange attack. The ceramic magnet and custom coil design give it compressed dynamics, an enhanced harmonic structure, and a punchy bass.