The Duncan Designed line of pickups was started in 1995 at the request of several of our larger original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") customers who wanted to offer a pickup tied-in to the Duncan identity on their mid-level instruments. While USA-made Seymour Duncan and Basslines pickups are intended to fit on instruments with list prices over US$800, the Korean-built Duncan Designed pickups are intended for OEM use on guitars and basses with retail prices between US$300 and $800. The Duncan Designed club members include Squier, Jackson, ESP Ltd, Schecter Diamond Series, Daisy Rock, Hamer, Aria Pro II and Samick's Greg Bennett series.

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.

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Q: What are DUNCAN DESIGNED humbuckers?
A: Duncan Design pickups are manufactured by an outside factory to the exact specifications and manufacturing methods of Seymour Duncan. Unlike some ´import´ pickups, the DUNCAN DESIGNED pickups use Alnico magnets (for warmth & tone) and are 4-conductor, which means that ANY Diamond Series guitar can have an ´after-market´ mini toggle or push-pull pot added for ´splitting´ the humbucker for a cleaner, single-coil tone. Note: If this is done by a qualified repair technician, it will NOT void your warranty! As far as the sound, let your ears decide, but the models we use are 95% identical to the JB and ´59 !

From SD's site:
The Duncan Designed line of pickups was started in 1995 at the request of several of our larger original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") customers who wanted to offer a pickup tied-in to the Duncan identity on their mid-level instruments. While USA-made Seymour Duncan and Basslines pickups are intended to fit on instruments with list prices over US$800, the Korean-built Duncan Designed pickups are intended for OEM use on guitars and basses with retail prices between US$300 and $800. The Duncan Designed club members include Fender/Squier, Jackson, ESP Ltd, Schecter Diamond Series, Hamer, and Aria Pro II.

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.

The HB-101 was patterned after the Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 Model™ humbucker set. It uses an Alnico 5 magnet and winding spec based on the revered 1955 - 1960 Gibson P.A.F.

The HB-102 was modeled after Seymour's favorite humbucker combination, the USA-made SH-4 JB™ bridge and SH-2n Jazz Model™ neck set. Like the HB-101s, these pickups also use Alnico 5 magnets, but have a hotter winding spec, based on the world's most popular "hot-rodded" humbucker. The bridge pickup is Trembucker-spaced.

The HB-7 is a seven-string version of the HB-102 set.

The HB-103 was patterned after the SH-6 Duncan Distortion™ set. It uses ceramic magnets and powerful coil windings to deliver a high output tone with lots of crunch and harmonics. The bridge pickup is Trembucker-spaced.

The HB-104 is a high-output blade humbucker that's based on a design we created for England's Patrick Eggle Guitars. The guitar was short-lived, but the pickup lives on in some recent guitar designs from Schecter and Jackson.

The HB-108 is called the Detonator™ and is based on the high-output, Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader.

The P90-1 is a stacked-coil P-90 that offers series, parallel and out-of-phase switching capabilities.

The SC-101single coils represent a tonal cross between Seymour Duncan's SSL-2 Vintage Flat and SSL-6 Custom Flat models. Unlike many inexpensive single coils that have a large ceramic magnet glued underneath non-magnetic steel slugs, the SC-101s use real Alnico V rod pole pieces with a flat magnet stagger for exceptional string balance. The three single coil models are each specially calibrated to either bridge, middle or neck positions, with the middle pickup reverse wound, reverse polarity. The tone is chimey and bright with exceptional "quack" in the notch positions.

The HR-101 is based on the popular Seymour Duncan SHR-1 Hot Rails™, but with increased output.

The LS-101 is a Lipstick Tube design pickup.

There are also on-board electronics for bass and guitar.

The GEQ-1 Firestorm™ 20dB gain boost circuit for solid body electrics takes a standard looking axe and, with the flick of an innocent looking mini-toggle switch, turns it into a weapon of mass destruction.

For bass, there are two circuits, the BEQ-2 two-band and the BEQ-3 three-band.

In addition, there are numerous offerings for bass in standard Jazz Bass®, P-Bass®, soapbar and Music Man® formats.


Jazz Bass and P-Bass are registered trademarks of FMIC. Patrick Eggle is a trademark of Patrick Eggle Guitars, UK. Music Man is a registered trademark of Ernie Ball. Seymour Duncan is not affiliated with these companies.


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HB-108

* The HB-108 is called the Detonator™ and is based on the high-output, Seymour Duncan SH-8 Invader....

HB-7

* The HB-7 is a seven-string version of the HB-102 set....

HR-101

* The HR-101 is based on the popular Seymour Duncan SHR-1 Hot Rails™, but with increased output....

P90-1

* The P90-1 is a stacked-coil P-90 that offers series, parallel and out-of-phase switching capabilities....

PB-105

* This loud rock 'n roll pickup is modeled after the popular Basslines SPB-3 Quarter-Pound....

SB-101

* Soapbar-style bass pickup for a modern sound....



SB-102

* A modern sound with enhanced dynamic range..