Duncan designed pickups

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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. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.

Duncan designed pickups

By dasitor , December 15, in Repairs and Technical. I recently bought a Squier VM Jazz V from 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. Also, there is quite a bit of noise that may be due in part to an amateurish soldering job, I don't know. I have never used them and now I am feeling tempted to install them in this bass. But I am not sure if it will be worth the effort. Are they the same type of pickups? Is it any kind of improvement? Or should I look for another set of pickups? I believe Duncan Designed are made under licence probably in the Far East to a lower price point and SD's are made by the "real" SD guys in the US to a different and higher price point. There ought to be a discernible difference with the SD's having the "better" sound or else SD's business model isn't up to scratch. If you have the pickups sitting around then I'd be using them. It's a reversible mod so if you invest the time you probably gain a much better sounding bass. If not put it all back and sell the pickups. I am almost convinced now to spend some time on it during the weekend.

It's very frustrating.

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.

Are Seymour Duncan pickups better? Honestly, yes, they probably are. Read on for a better understanding of the differences between the two, why and how they are used, and what that means for your sound. Seymour Duncan is a revered brand that has been making quality pickups since the s. Or, you can purchase them individually to modify and upgrade your own beloved axe. There is no Seymour Duncan seal of approval to speak of and no Seymour Duncan warranty. One of the reasons that Seymour Duncan pickups are so widely celebrated is that the brand creates quality pickups in numerous styles for a vast range of musical genres.

Duncan designed pickups

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.

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The problem, as you point out, is that the supplier then has to convince the consumer that they should pay more for the "brand name" product, which in many cases is exactly the same. Pulled them and replaced them with DiMarzios. Reply to this topic I've got the HB set that came with my Schecter and never switched them out; to my surprise they were perfect. 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. Recommended Posts. Jan 10, 6, Michigan. We are clones.. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Edited December 18, by discreet. Members Registered members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. For example, the Duncan Designed lipsticks on the recent incarnations of Danelectro guitars are inferior to the lipsticks on the earlier reissues. A simple test would reveal all. I have had 2 vmj's in the past and both were nice sounding ,especially the natural one with maple body, i had read there would be a big improvement by replacing the duncan designed with u. If so swapping to s would darken the sound a fair bit.

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.

From an 80s Aria Pro II. Or should I look for another set of pickups? On the other hand, I have certainly heard some pickups that provided an overall "more desirable" sound than stock models and I know the differences were not a product of my imagination. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. By pathofspirit May 9, in Electric Guitars. And this is not because the Duncan Designed pickups have not been equal to more boutique pickups. Brian Krashpad Posted May 9, Go to topic listing. However, the "Duncan Designed" spinoff brand allows the manufacturer to grab himself a piece of the much bigger OEM market, albeit at a lower margin, without diluting the image of his premium brand. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.