Trouble figuring out the production year of some SH-4 JBJs.

[Brage]

Hello, this is my first post here, so please excuse any ignorance. I've done a fair bit of research on the forum and the official SD page, but I'm still having trouble dating a pair of SH-4s labled with a JBJ label.

So, obviously the model, per https://www.seymourduncan.com/faqs/labels-built-before-2002, is SH-4 JB, wound by Maricella Juarez. Figured that much out from the linked page. At the very bottom it states that if the last letter on the label is J, it also says 83', but I'm having a tough time beliving these were wound in 1983... Any way I can get closer to the production year, since there is no serial number on either pickup.

I've attached a picture of one of said pickups.





Thanks in advance.

 

[AlexR]

Re: Trouble figuring out the production year of some SH-4 JBJs.

What the blog actually indicates is that from 83 the J means Maricella. Someone else had the J until 83.

There is no way to narrow down a year unless there happened to be a specific marking for a 12-month period. Not that a year makes any difference really for things like the JB.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Trouble figuring out the production year of some SH-4 JBJs.

Made between 1988 and 2002 judging from the back sight. When did SD intoduce the silkscreen bobbin logo?

 

[STLMTLHD79]

Re: Trouble figuring out the production year of some SH-4 JBJs.

From what i know, the SD logo was first put on the pickup bobbins around 91 or 92. I remember seeing them labeled on the ibanez guitars that Warrant played in the cd booklet of the "dog eat dog" album from 1992.

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Trouble figuring out the production year of some SH-4 JBJs.

From what i know, the SD logo was first put on the pickup bobbins around 91 or 92. I remember seeing them labeled on the ibanez guitars that Warrant played in the cd booklet of the "dog eat dog" album from 1992.

Thanks bro!

So we bring it down to 'made between round 1991 and 2002'

 

[Brage]

Re: Trouble figuring out the production year of some SH-4 JBJs.

Thanks bro!

So we bring it down to 'made between round 1991 and 2002'

Thank you all for your help! Debating whether or not to hold on to them, since I'm selling the guitar they are used in, but I might just tell the future buyer that they are getting an extra treat