IDing Duncans?

[tanpsi]

Can you tell the model of the duncans by something written on them somewhere?

Thanks,

[dg]

The newer ones will have a sticker on the bottom with the actual model #. For older ones, here's a guide from the Duncan FAQs:

131. For many years I’ve been using Seymour Duncan pickups and on the bottom of the Humbuckers and Singles coils I see a label stamped “DD-J”. What do the letters stand for? Mark “Farquar” Vaccacio- “Beatlemania”, New York.

On the bottom of my pickups I use a code or abbreviation on pickup models for identification as many models can physically look alike and when removed from the box or when it’s in an instrument will help identify it. Many of the pickups have several numbers or letters. For example: DD-J is a Duncan Distortion built by Maricella Juarez made after 1983. Maricella currently works with me in the “Antiquity” room. Some of the most common pickup codes shown in (fig.1) on the bottom of pickups are:


(fig.1)
Code Pickup Model(s) Code Pickup Model(s)
59N 59 Model Humbucker-Neck 1 Strat-Vintage Staggered
59B 59 Model Humbucker-Bridge 1L Strat-Vintage Staggered-Left
JMN Jazz Model Humbucker-Neck 2 Strat-Vintage Flat
JMB Jazz Model Humbucker-Bridge 3 Strat-Hot
MG Stag Mag Humbucker 3T Strat-Hot-Tapped
JB JB Model Humbucker 4 Strat-Quarter Pound
DC Duncan Custom Humbucker 4T Strat-Quarter Pound-Tapped
SEY Seymourizer II Humbucker 5 Strat-Custom Staggered
DD Duncan Distortion 5L Strat-Custom Staggered-Left
N Invader Humbucker-Neck 5T Strat-Custom Staggered -Tapped
B Invader Humbucker-Bridge 6 Strat-Custom Flat
AH1B Allan Holdsworth Humbucker 7 Strat-Quarter Pound Staggered
PGN Pearly Gates Humbucker-Neck 7T Strat-Quarter Pound Staggered-Tap
PGB Pearly Gates Humbucker-Bridge 1B Tele Lead-Vintage Broadcaster
N Full Shred Humbucker-Neck 1 Tele Lead-54' Vintage
B Full Shred Humbucker-Bridge 1 Tele Rhythm
CC Custom Custom Humbucker 2 Tele-Hot Lead
12 George Lynch Screamin' Demon 2T Tele-Hot Lead-Tapped
1N or 1B Mini-Humbuckers 2 Tele-Hot Rhythm
2N or 2B Mini-Humbuckers 3 Tele Lead-Quarter Pound
3N or 3B Mini-Humbuckers 3T Tele Lead-Quarter Pound
1N or 1B Vintage Mini Humbuckers 3 Tele Rhythm-Quarter Pound
2N or 2B Custom Mini Humbuckers 3T Tele Rhythm-Quarter Pound-tap
3N or 3B Seymourized Mini Humbuckers 1N or 1B Jaguar-Vintage-Neck or Bridge
1N or 1B Vintage Soapbars 2N or 2B Jaguar-Hot
2N or 2B Hot Soapbars 3N or 3B Jaguar-Quarter Pound
3N or 3B Custom Soapbars 1N or 1B Jazzmaster-Vintage
2N or 2B Jazzmaster-Hot


Pickups can use letters or numbers 3N or 3B Jazzmaster-Quarter Pound
After the letters or numbers are stamped on the sticker, there will be another letter used to identify a specific assembler. You will see the letters used by the final assembler in the Final Assembler chart below. Before the final inspection the pickups are made with the initial of the assembler who puts everything together. The final assembler works on specific models from Humbuckers, Single coils, Stacks and Rails. In the code column (fig. 2)below you will see two J’s but one assembles humbuckers and the other stacks. There may be other initials that I’ve forgotten but this will help most of you. I often get calls wanting to know other details about my various models so let me know what specific information you may need on particular pickups. Some abbreviations are:
HB-Humbuckers---This may take in a variety of Humbucking models including Mini’s.
SC-Single Coils---Mostly all single coils comprising of Vintage, Hot, Quarter Pound etc.
STK-Stack Pickups---Hand assembly of pickups with two coils, one on top of each other.
RAILS-Hot Rails etc.---Hand assembly of pickups with two coils side by side.

(fig.2)
Code Final Assembler Model(s)
A Raul Araiza Single Coils
B Leticia Bautista Single Coils
C Catalina Padilla Rails
D Debbie Nyquist Humbuckers
E Edward Madrigal Humbuckers
G Gloria Ocompo Humbuckers
J Maricella Juarez-83' on HB-SC-STK-RAILS
J Janice Salazar-till 83' Stacks
L Lidia Daniel Humbuckers
L Leticia Quintero-87'-90' Stacks & Rails
M Martha Cameron HB-SC
O Oti Mora Stacks & Rails
P Lupe Perez-86' on Rails
P Patty Vasquez-till 86' Stacks & Rails
R Connie Rocha Single Coils
V Joe Velez Single Coils
X Mai Xiong Stacks

[tanpsi]

Great! thanks man

[straycat]

I have a set of DDG's that sound great.Also an old set consisting of a SEY and DDJ this set rocks!