Sqaubins. Would PRS ever allow SD to make custom shop Duncans with the PRS look?

[AdrianSD]

Yeah, but a big part of why PRS pickups are more expensive than Duncan or DiMarzio is only because they make a lot less, and a lot of parts they use to make them (like the square bobbins) are unique to them.

Don't know about the US, but in Australia we have a number of "boutique" - as in small shop, not expensive just because, aimed at lawyers and tech bros - local winders that obviously produce a lot less than Duncan, or even PRS, that sound every bit as good or better as those and cost less. They're not made to look different on purpose, like the PRS ones, though.
PRS went down the Apple path: make it different so the user can't use, or won't want to use non-PRS parts. And charge as much as one can get away with.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Don't know about the US, but in Australia we have a number of "boutique" - as in small shop, not expensive just because, aimed at lawyers and tech bros - local winders that obviously produce a lot less than Duncan, or even PRS, that sound every bit as good or better as those and cost less. They're not made to look different on purpose, like the PRS ones, though.
PRS went down the Apple path: make it different so the user can't use, or won't want to use non-PRS parts. And charge as much as one can get away with.

Im not in the US, and I agree with you in that the other part of why they’re so expensive is just because that’s what’s on brand for them.

 

[soulforger]

Parallel Axis pickups and variants like the Dyad kind of do have very similar look aside from the pole pieces of course!

 

[GilmourD]

Roswell has these and a few other variants of it:

6-string Quarter Pound Humbucker Pickup / Alnico 5 – Roswell Pickups

roswellpickups.com

M&V seems to make them, but no idea who they even are.

https://www.mvguitars.com/pickups

I thought RioGrande had something, but I guess I was wrong.

 

[Chistopher]

Yeah and neither one is a hamburger

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Roswell has these and a few other variants of it:

6-string Quarter Pound Humbucker Pickup / Alnico 5 – Roswell Pickups

roswellpickups.com

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M&V seems to make them, but no idea who they even are.

https://www.mvguitars.com/pickups

I thought RioGrande had something, but I guess I was wrong.

I think those are inspired by thte Schecter Super Rock which I believe are Tom Anderson designed.

 

[Binnerscot]

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I think those are inspired by thte Schecter Super Rock which I believe are Tom Anderson designed.

I'd try those Schecter pups, I love their Apocalypse models.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I'd try those Schecter pups, I love their Apocalypse models.

I don't know about the Schecter pups, but I've wanted to try the Tom Andersons for a while. Particularly, the H3.

 

[Mincer]

Roswell has these and a few other variants of it:

6-string Quarter Pound Humbucker Pickup / Alnico 5 – Roswell Pickups

roswellpickups.com

View attachment 6326854

M&V seems to make them, but no idea who they even are.

https://www.mvguitars.com/pickups

I thought RioGrande had something, but I guess I was wrong.

Can they call it that?

 

[beaubrummels]

Can they call it that?

Imma say no. But it depends if Duncan released theirs in or before 1991. Or if WSC in 1991 was first.

 

[Chistopher]

They make pickups for Harley Benton, so I don't know how much they care

 

[Mincer]

It also depends on if they can defend the trademark overseas. Or if it is even possible to challenge it over there. I don't know much about international trademark law, but it worked for a company like Fender.