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Stratospherik
Junior Member
- Jan 2024
- 4
#1
New TB4 JB
Hi guys,
I just landed here as a huge seymour duncan fan. I owned many seymour duncan pickups in the past and i just bought a new JB TB4 to be installed in one of my (many) charvels. I get it brand new from a trusted dealer in europe where i'm livning in and right after unpacked it i noticed that there is no longer "Made in america" engraved on the back plate.There is the common sticker with the model and the date and an additional one with a serial number on it. Could you tell me if it is a new évolution ? Never seen that before.
Have a nice day
Marc
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beaubrummels
Mojo's Minions
- The dude abides
- Jul 2012
- 15091
#2
Welcome to the forum
Photos of the base plate and label would help.
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#3
Is the base plate embossed with the SD logo
Again pictures would help
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Mincer
Administrator
- Tampa Bay area, Florida, USA
- Mar 2004
- 40308
#4
I know during COVID shutdowns they temporarily switched to a new supplier. But all JBs are made in the USA.
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JOLLY
Super Simonologist
- Middle Tennessee
- Mar 2004
- 49047
#5
I'm surprised that the Charvel didn't come stock with a JB....about 95% of them do.
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Stratospherik
Junior Member
- Jan 2024
- 4
#6
JOLLY you are right but this Charvel was modded. The previous owner swapped the pickups with a pair of bare knucle. I want to put back the original seymour duncan on it. Espacially because this is a very very limited run, barely 95 unit were produced of this one.
I saw a couple of those for sale without the 'Made in america" printed on it but not that much.
I had a phone call with the seller , the biggest music seller in europe, and he told me that they ordered it directly from the usa, there is no other way.
Here some pics.
Another thing. I'm looking for a SH1N 59 zebra with 'Seymour Duncan" printed on the black part of the Zebra but once again this no longer exist on the new ones apparently. It seems that this model is blank now.2 Photos
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JOLLY
Super Simonologist
- Middle Tennessee
- Mar 2004
- 49047
#7
What Charvel model is it? Feel free to post some pictures of it.
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Mincer
Administrator
- Tampa Bay area, Florida, USA
- Mar 2004
- 40308
#8
Here is the mother of all 'is this a real Duncan' threads.
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beaubrummels
Mojo's Minions
- The dude abides
- Jul 2012
- 15091
#9
Originally posted by StratospherikView Post
JOLLY you are right but this Charvel was modded. The previous owner swapped the pickups with a pair of bare knucle. I want to put back the original seymour duncan on it. Espacially because this is a very very limited run, barely 95 unit were produced of this one.
I saw a couple of those for sale without the 'Made in america" printed on it but not that much.
I had a phone call with the seller , the biggest music seller in europe, and he told me that they ordered it directly from the usa, there is no other way.
Here some pics.
Another thing. I'm looking for a SH1N 59 zebra with 'Seymour Duncan" printed on the black part of the Zebra but once again this no longer exist on the new ones apparently. It seems that this model is blank now.Standard-spaced 59s generally don't have the Duncan logo, because the PAFs in Jeff Beck's 1959 Les Paul they were modeled on didn't have a logo either. The Trembucker bridge and the Nighthawk bridge 59s do, however.
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Masta' C
Mojo's Minions
- Tone Heaven, USA
- Sep 2009
- 6284
#10
Originally posted by StratospherikView Post
JOLLY you are right but this Charvel was modded. The previous owner swapped the pickups with a pair of bare knucle. I want to put back the original seymour duncan on it. Espacially because this is a very very limited run, barely 95 unit were produced of this one.
I saw a couple of those for sale without the 'Made in america" printed on it but not that much.
I had a phone call with the seller , the biggest music seller in europe, and he told me that they ordered it directly from the usa, there is no other way.
Here some pics.
Another thing. I'm looking for a SH1N 59 zebra with 'Seymour Duncan" printed on the black part of the Zebra but once again this no longer exist on the new ones apparently. It seems that this model is blank now.Yes, that is the new baseplate design beginning sometime in 2022 it seems. No need to worry
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GuitarDoc
Bacteriaolgoist
- Calif
- May 2007
- 17197
#11
Mincer is correct, this should have been posted in another area..."is this a real Seymour Duncan"
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Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.Comment
GuitarDoc
Bacteriaolgoist
- Calif
- May 2007
- 17197
#12
Originally posted by StratospherikView Post
JOLLY you are right but this Charvel was modded. The previous owner swapped the pickups with a pair of bare knucle. I want to put back the original seymour duncan on it. Espacially because this is a very very limited run, barely 95 unit were produced of this one.
I saw a couple of those for sale without the 'Made in america" printed on it but not that much.
I had a phone call with the seller , the biggest music seller in europe, and he told me that they ordered it directly from the usa, there is no other way.
Here some pics.
Another thing. I'm looking for a SH1N 59 zebra with 'Seymour Duncan" printed on the black part of the Zebra but once again this no longer exist on the new ones apparently. It seems that this model is blank now.So you want to put a JB in it just to make it original, at the expense of the Bare Knuckles pup. But, don't you want it to sound good?
Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.Comment
GuitarDoc
Bacteriaolgoist
- Calif
- May 2007
- 17197
#13
That was just a dig at the JB,
in humor, because I'm not a JB fan. No disrespect intended.
Originally Posted by IanBallard
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Stratospherik
Junior Member
- Jan 2024
- 4
#14
Thank you guys for your aswers. I have no doubt that it is a real one. I just wonder why there was no " Made in america" on it.
JOLLY, i don't have the guitar yet. She will be here in a week. It is a 2013 Mex SO CAL silver sparkle. Around 90 units were made. I already have a bunch of charvel espacially the sister of the silver one, the 2013 Mex SD-1 sunset Orange flake and other japan made (1986, 1987 , 2011 ...).
Beaubrummels all seymour 59' i have on my many charvels have the duncan logo on it no matter if it's a zebra or all black.
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GuitarDoc
Bacteriaolgoist
- Calif
- May 2007
- 17197
#15
I love that orange flake!
Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.Comment
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