So I bought this pickup on ebay, the seller claimed it was a "pre JB" meaning it was a JB before they actually named it that, but the pickup specs are widely different than a normal JB. For starters, it measures 9.35k on my meter and appears to be wound with plain enamel wire like the 59's instead of poly like everything else. It is trembucker spaced and has two conductor wiring with a normal Alnico bar magnet. The baseplate looks like the plate on one of my old JNJ's, it has holes for the pole piece screws on both sides and short legs unlike all the other duncans I have which are all long legged. My best guess is that it is a really old 59' because the bigger bobbins of a trembucker will take more wire to get the same number of winds which = higher DC resistance, unless Seymour and Co. compensate for this. Anyone have any ideas? I don't think pictures will be useful as the pickup has literally no distinguishing markings or labels on it anywhere.
Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
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Grandturk
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Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Its my understanding that Trembuckers weren't introduced until the late 80's, which would make it 20 years too late to be pre-JB.
Its my understanding that Trembuckers weren't introduced until the late 80's, which would make it 20 years too late to be pre-JB.
MojoMonster
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Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Yea, whatever it is, it ain't what he claimed.
MM
Yea, whatever it is, it ain't what he claimed.
MM
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Here is all I have right now, the shots from the ebay auction:
Here is all I have right now, the shots from the ebay auction:
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Yea those pictures suck, they were from the ebay auction so I can't save them, heres some detailed ones I just took, Macro content!
Yea those pictures suck, they were from the ebay auction so I can't save them, heres some detailed ones I just took, Macro content!
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
I hate to say it, but I don't think that's one of ours. There are a few things, I'll take a look at some things and come back (baseplate not TB, pole piece spacing is wider but bobbins aren't. screws seem short)
I hate to say it, but I don't think that's one of ours. There are a few things, I'll take a look at some things and come back (baseplate not TB, pole piece spacing is wider but bobbins aren't. screws seem short)
uOpt
Something Cool
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
For a very old one that would be OK, but then it can't be a Trembucker.
It certainly looks like a high quality pickup.
Any measurements of D/C resistance, capacitance or induction?
For a very old one that would be OK, but then it can't be a Trembucker.
It certainly looks like a high quality pickup.
Any measurements of D/C resistance, capacitance or induction?
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
9.3-9.4k DC depending on room temperature. Alex thinks it may be a Gibson pickup, but I didn't think Gibson would make something spaced this wide.
9.3-9.4k DC depending on room temperature. Alex thinks it may be a Gibson pickup, but I didn't think Gibson would make something spaced this wide.
GoldenVulture
Braindeadologist
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Hmmm could be then. Thanks for the help guys! And big thanks to Alex, nice to see small company personal level tech support at a big company!
Hmmm could be then. Thanks for the help guys! And big thanks to Alex, nice to see small company personal level tech support at a big company!
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Actually as I understand it Gibson changed the angle of their bridge sometime in the early 90s to a slightly wider string spacing, such that trembuckers align with the strings but "standard-spaced" poles do not. My '93 LP Standard could use trembuckers.
Actually as I understand it Gibson changed the angle of their bridge sometime in the early 90s to a slightly wider string spacing, such that trembuckers align with the strings but "standard-spaced" poles do not. My '93 LP Standard could use trembuckers.
Re: Tough one for you vintage Duncan experts
Ah didn't know that. I'll have to do some digging into Gibson specs to see if I can find something that matches this thing.
Ah didn't know that. I'll have to do some digging into Gibson specs to see if I can find something that matches this thing.
