Duncan designed pickups

By dasitorDecember 15, in Repairs and Technical. I recently bought a Squier VM Jazz V duncan designed pickups someone who had already changed the pots and cabling to a higher standard, but left the Duncan Designed pickups in. I have been playing the bass for the last few days and can't get over the feeling that the low B is not great sounding and the general tone is mid-frequency overloaded, duncan designed pickups.

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Duncan designed pickups

By pathofspirit May 9, in Electric Guitars. Any thoughts on the "Duncan Designed" pickups that come on some of the Squire strats? Are they of a vastly different quality than Semour Duncans? There are currently several humbuckers available in the Duncan Designed range, each of which is neck or bridge position-calibrated and was modeled after a USA-built model. I've got the HB set that came with my Schecter and never switched them out; to my surprise they were perfect. HB's in my Schecter were not so hot. And this is not because the Duncan Designed pickups have not been equal to more boutique pickups. For example, the Duncan Designed lipsticks on the recent incarnations of Danelectro guitars are inferior to the lipsticks on the earlier reissues. I'm not comparing DDs with pickups costing a great deal more money; I am comparing them with pickups that probably cost less than DDs--and the DDs have not fared well in comparison. They have been shrill and without character. Just dont buy them for or in a guitar and expect them to sound like the real Duncans.

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Seymour Duncan have been a leading guitar pickup brand for a long time. Duncan Designed pickups are based on the original Seymour Duncan line, offering more affordable models. Seymour Duncan make high-end pickups which sound very clear, whereas Duncan Designed pickups tend to sound a bit muddier and less focused. Seymour Duncan pickups can be found on mid-high end guitars or can be purchased separately, whilst Duncan Designed pickups can only be found on mid-priced guitars. Seymour Duncan make high-end pickups in the USA. They are best known in the industry for their passive pickups, however they do make some active designs as well. Duncan Designed pickups are designed by Seymour Duncan, and make pickup models based on the original designs.

Duncan designed pickups

Some of these pickups are modeled after current models of the USA line. Please check your items carefully and confirm they are correct for color, position, etc. We are not able to accommodate order changes or cancellations once you have completed the check out process.

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By dasitor , December 15, in Repairs and Technical. Also, there is quite a bit of noise that may be due in part to an amateurish soldering job, I don't know. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I'm not comparing DDs with pickups costing a great deal more money; I am comparing them with pickups that probably cost less than DDs--and the DDs have not fared well in comparison. It's easy and likely to make a huge difference. The ones in Squier VM series instruments are not of especially good quality. Funkfingers Posted December 18, Why become a member? If you have 'better' pickups it's definitely worth trying them, but record before and after to make sure it's not 'confirmation bias'. Click to expand

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Are they of a vastly different quality than Semour Duncans? I have found some 80s Duncan Designed single coil pickups on Facebook. The neck pickup modeled after the '59 is excellent. I'll save up for the real thing. I bought one bass with duncan designed pickups Squier Vintage Modified -- the pickups were lifeless. Followers 9. Shop now. Given all that my own philosophy is to value DDs no more and no less than nameless stock PUs - if they happen to come with a guit that I want I'll give them a go, assuming that odds are I'll want to swap them out, and be pleasantly surprised if they're nice and I stay pat. Posted December 22, edited. Accepting that this is not an artifact, I would say that it explains the attack part of my perception. You must log in or register to reply here. I would also mention that I've heard replacement pickups that were worse than the originals, and that generally includes most so-called "hot", overwound pickups. Clear editor. By dasitor , December 15, in Repairs and Technical.