Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Neck

Passive humbucking pickup, Neck position, 4 conductors allowing many wiring variations (series/parallel, coil splitting).
According to SD's site it hase 7,72k DC resistance and it's classified as a vintage output pup.
Pretty versatile and well built as usual for Duncan's pups.

Installed it in a PRS SE Singlecut at the neck, replacing a PRS McCarty to brighten up the sound of this guitar that leans on the dark side of tone...
The other pu on this guitar is a Duncan TB-5 custom trembucker, though it has a stoptail bridge, since I noted that the TB had a better pole alignement with the strings (this quality allows me to keep the pu lower, getting more sustain and clarity).

The output is slightly hotter than other vintage humbuckers.
I plug my guitar straight into my Laney L5T-112 combo or Marshall Class 5 combo, tuning sound for the distortion an cleaning it up with the guitar volume; that's why I need an open sounding pu and very touch responsive too. Too bad I didn't find any of these qualities in the SH-2, that sounded really bassy but in a flubby way, too scooped on the mids and definitely lacking clarity.
I play country, Blues and Southern Rock and was very disappointed by the sound of this pickup, which was way far from its fame of being bright and well defined enough to be loved by shredders!
I swapped it after 4 gigs and put a SH-1 59 in its place and my guitar was brought back to life!
I guess the SH-2 could work very well for semihollw guitars or a bright sounding solid body, but it takes the breath of life away from les paul-ish guitars with thick mahogany body.
Unfortunately, this is my kind of guitar, so...
I can't say it's a bad pickup itself, but it's not my cup of tea and it's not a good match for my guitar.

I wouldn't buy it again and I'm glad I changed to the 59.
Playing and gigging regularly since 1982, always had humbucker equipped guitars plugged straight into the amp (especially Marshall amps). I didn't like this pickup: it was like a beautyful girl as nice as a wild cat in your panties (got the idea?)... Definitely not for me and I wouln't recommend it to anyone playing my kind of music.
Let me add that I'm a long date fan for Duncan's humbucker and I have them on all of my guitars, but this one is not for me.

Passive humbucking pickup. Look at other reviews or seymour duncan website for specs.

I installed this into the neck position of an ibanez s470 replacing the stock ibanez inf1 pickup. At the moment the guitar still has the stock infs1 in the middle and inf2 in the bridge position. There are plenty of artists using this pup but i cant think of any i know off the top of my head lol. I replaced the stock pickup becuase it just sounded far too bassy for fast lead playing sounded muddy.

The output, spec wise, isnt high this is not a hot pickup by any means but there isnt any volume loss when switching from the bridge pickup to this one. I play through a laney lh50 and use distortion pedals for distorted tones. My band playing power/prog metal and this pup works great for lead playing and clean parts, especially when mixed with the middle pup (the amp also has a lovely clean channel too). The pickups eq has scooped mids but a good bass response but also a good treble response which i like alot for a neck pickup, its tonally more akin to a single coil but obviously humbucking. I really like it my playing sounds cleaner and clearer but be warned if you play badly you and your band will know about it!

I would definately buy this pickup again i plan to replace my other guitars neck pickups with this one. The clean tone is brilliant and i think it sounds great under distortion aswell. Obviously this is my opinion other players might disagree but i love it. It has bought a whole new lease of life to a guitar i already loved.

Humbucking, passive, 4 conductors to allow many wiring solutions, mine is in zebra dress.
I don't know about impedance and tech specs, which are easily found on Seymour Duncan's website.
Regarding the features, all you can ask for: an open sounding Humbucker, loud enough but never overpowering, with the ability to flex to any distorted mind's wiring desire ;)

What model guitar or bass did you install this in? PRS SE Singlecut
What position is it in? Neck
What pickup are you replacing? PRS McCarty Nickel
Other pickups installed on the instrument? Duncan SH-1 59
Any artists using this pickup? Too many to list...
Reason for changing the pickup? The guitar sounded quite dark and the McCarty didn't open it up enough for my taste; it did sound good, but still too much difference between the two PU's.

What's the output level like? Loud enough to match any Humbucker.
What amps and effects are you using it with? I plug my guitar straight into the amp, so the jack is my only effect; I use a Laney L5T-112 5W class A combo (wonderful amp, take a look at its reviews).
Tone - Bassy, middy, muddy, trebly, balanced? On my guitar it sounds perfectly balanced, but the guitar itself tended to sound dark, so I argue the SH-2 must be quite trebly, but in a good way; it appears to be slightly scooped on the mids, that is not usually very good for a Blues player like I am, but should make any shredder happy. I must say that the sound is very responsive to the height and angle you tune to your ear. I don't think anybody could be disappointed with this Humbucker!
For which positions is this pickup (un)suitable? It's a neck pickup, but I'm sure you could successfully place it in a bridge position to match single coils... Just a matter of taste, I suppose.
I tried many different pickups in the neck for this PRS and they always sounded too big, fat and dark (something like a 150 Kg man that's got a cold singing): the McCarty was the latest, but I tried (and swapped) Gibson 57 classic, PRS Dragon II, Rio Grande Texas, Duncan 59; all of them were nickel covered.
The final result is that uncovered pickups match better with this guitar, because they aren't waxpotted and the bobbins sound free. I had the chance to buy the SH-2 second hand together with the SH-1 59 and got my lucky shot!

Playing live on stage since 1982, I don't mean to bother you with gear listing and so on. I play Blues and Southern Rock, mostly with self built guitars and the Laney L5T or a self built 18W Marshall clone.
I just wanna tell you that Seymour Duncan's Humbuckers are excellent and stand tall when compared to the most sought-after esotheric boutique stuff, but at a much cheaper price. More, there's a variety of pickups that allow you to fine tune your sound to your exact taste through subtle variations.
This SH-2 is the perfect neck pickup for my PRS, giving new colour nuances to my tone.

humbucking, passive

California Fat Tele, neck position.
Replaced stock pickup with this one about 8 years ago.
My other pickup is a SD Little 59 on the bridge position.

A lot of output level, specially if used full (I use it split as a single coil 'cause the sound is just so beautiful). I don't use much effects so I like the pure tone of this pickup. I only use this pickup for clean sound also. The tone is very well balanced. I play rock.

Great pickup, that's it.

Godin LGX-SA - basically an LP layout.
I bought this guitar new almost 10yrs ago with the SD Jazz Neck already installed in neck position and SD Custom Custom Custom in the bridge.

The Jazz Neck is a good quality pickup, so I'm giving it a decent rating, but I find it too trebly for my taste. I can roll the tone back to compensate, but.. I don't know... it just isn't doing it for me. I want something warm, round and thick. I'm considering getting a set of Alnico II Pros put in this guitar 'cause I'm not real happy with the Custom Custom Custom either.

Passive humbucker, 4-conductor

Epiphone LP Standard
Neck Position
OEM humbucker
gimme a break...
The original was muddy and indistinct

What can I say except this is a gorgeous-sounding pickup. I've been playing blues and classic rock for 38 years. I've tried many other pickups in the neck position of many guitars, and this one really shines (the next best pick would probably be the Duncan '59). I've tried P-90's, Gibson '57 Classics, Lawrences, DiMarzios, Carvins, Wolfetones, and may others over the years, but this is without a doubt the best neck position humbucker I've tried yet.

The amps I'm currently using are a modded Fender Banadmaster, a home-built Allen Accomplice, and a 50-watt Marshal Jcm 800 1-12" combo.

I bought this Epi LP for $190 bucks, thinking it would be my slide guitar, and now that I've put in a new nut and new pickups, I think this could end up being my main guitar (I'm getting nervous about taking my '70 ES-345 and '72 ES-335 out to gigs anymore).

I can't say enough about this neck pickup, it's a pleasure.

Seymour Duncan SH-2N Jazz Neck.

Humbucker, four conductor, alnico V magnet. DC resistance 7,72 kohm, resonant peak 8 kHz (according to manufacturer's web site)

Jackson JS30 King V, alder body, bolt on maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Duncan's web site described this pickup to be suited for warm instruments and mahongany bodies, but I know Jackson uses the Jazz model in the neck position of some alder bodied guitars, so I gave it a try.

I put this in the neck position to pair SH-13 Dimebucker in the bridge. I replaced Jackson's own stock pickups.

According to Duncan's web site, Jerry Horton, Dave Mustaine and Doug Pettibone use this pickup. Mustaine uses his on signature pickups nowdays, but I think they are active versions of SH-2 and SH-4.

The output level is moderate, not too loud but certainly not too quiet. Despite its name 'Jazz', it doesn't have that dull, round sound you can hear in jazz music (when in true bypass). With eq and effects, you can shape the sound pretty much, I don't hear it lack any range of frequencies. With an acoustic simulator and/or eq treble boost, you can get a lot of treble bite if you wish. Roll down tone and you have jazz sound.

This pickup has nice, warm sound, but not muddy at all. And as I mentioned, the trebles are there too. There's also the lower frequencies, I'd say it has in the nec position pretty much the same amount of bass as the Dimebucker has in the bridge.

This is maybe the most all-round-pickup I have had. This is one of the most popular pickups of Seymour Duncan's, so it has to be suitable for quite vast range of different music styles.

This is the first pickup in which I have installed the coil splitting function. The volume drops quite much, the hum increases and sound gets a lot clearer in single coil mode, so it works like a true single coil.

I never use the combination of both pickups at the same time, but when switching from Dimebucker to Jazz (bridge to neck) I don't hear any big leap in output level (unlike my other guitar with X2N and Humbucker From Hell).

I play mostly heavy metal, and use neck pickup for cleans and some leads. Suits very well for those purposes for me.

I'm still searching my very own sound, so if someone managed to steal my pickup from my guitar, maybe I would try another one, just because I could try out something different (maybe it would sound better, maybe worse). I'm very satisfied with this picup though, and I'm certainly not replacing it as long as I have it on my axe.

I have been playing for five years now, this is my fourth replacement pickup (the first in this very guitar). I use Zoom G7.1ut effects processor and a 100 watt solid state ampifier. I plan to get a decent tube amplifier when I have the money, a proper rehearsing place and when I'm sure what kind of sound I want.

I like this pickup, it has no bad sides. If you want a really bright pickup or something else exotic, there are other picups available for those purposes, but they usually lack some other characteristics.

Changed out the pickups on my 99' LP Classic because the 500T and 496R are just too hot, harsh, and muddy sounding. While I love the way this LP plays I was never really satisfied with its tone. I play alot of classic rock and blues tunes. Living with this guitar for awhile I found the tone that I like which was not coming from the stock pickups so I decided on a set of SD pickups. I bought the SH-4B and SH-2N pickup set. These two pickups have a smooth and vintage sound. Very pleased with their sound and a better match to the type of music that I play. These two pickups really make the guitar shine. Couldn't be more satisfied.

Awesome smooth and vintage sounding pickups. Plenty of output.

Love these pickup and would recommend them. IMO they are such an improvement over the stock pickups.

Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz passive humbucker pickup. Comes Standard with four conductor cable.

I put this in my Epiphone Les Paul Custom in the neck position along with a 59 in the bridge to replace the stock pickups. I bought the guitar a few years ago and the old pickups were muddy, particularly when the volume pots were turned down (you would lose a lot of the treble detail).

The output is moderate like the spec says. I have played it through an legacy blues twin, a fender chorus amp and a marshall quad and it sounds great through all of them. The tone is full and very trebly but this can be balanced out with the eq. I play jazz, blues, funk and latin with the neck pickup and it can do it all.

If it was destroyed or stolen I might give the 59 a go in the neck just as an experiment because it is very trebly but i dont intend to take anything away from this pickup it is fantastic and does the job spot on.
I have been playing for about 10 years I started playing electric maybe 6 years ago. This is my only real axe i have a Maton em225 acoustic and my amp is a legacy blues twin its the same as an epiphone blues twin with a different badge on it. Seymour Duncan pickups are the way to go everyone i have heard has been great. The problem with turning the volume down was sort of fixed the sound still changes a bit but its still a full sound. I have heard of people putting resistors on the pots but its seems like a waste of time. I have a friend with a les paul standard who did it and I dont think its makes much of a difference.

Seymour Duncan SH-2N Passive Humbucker made to be used in the Neck position noted by the N in the model number.

Ibanez RGT42DXFX, neck through, string through, fixed bridge and dual hum bucker set up. Replaced stock neck pickup because it was kind of grainy when distorted. Needed a cleaner sounding pickup. Bridge is still stock because this is just my practice guitar for home, when I need to write songs or just jam out. I play this through a Mesa Triple Rec through different cabs. Basically it will always come out warm and clear.

The output is perfect! When I mean perfect I mean it for shredders. Your alternate picking runs, legatos, sweeps and taps and whatever you have up your sleeves will sound so clean and warm you'll be amazed at how a pickup can drastically change your overall sound. Not at all muddy.

I usually switch to this pickup for fast runs and with intention to keep things clean with each notes precisely heard through the runs. I also keep it this pickup to do warmer melodic bends. I switch to the stock Ibanez bridge when I want something more piercing. Pretty much the jazz pickup lets each note melt nicely onto your eardrums. It is designed to be in the neck.

If stolen I would definitely replace it again. I am planning to outfit my recently acquired Ibanez RG550 with the Seymour Duncan SH-2n and JB. The Seymour Duncan JB is usually paired with the SH-2n(jazz) pickup. I am overly satisfied with it's abilities as of right now, it serves what it's intended to do and sound like so I can't really blame it. It's not a hot pickup as it's not suppose to be.

Humbucking Pickup Neck Position. 7.9k resistance, 7khz resonant peak

This pickup is in the neck position on a 2004 Les Paul Studio. I was replacing the stock pickup and wanted a match for the Seymour Duncan SH JB that is in the bridge postion. There are a wide variety of professionals using this pickup and this configuration comes highly reccomended. I wanted a set of pickups that gave more sonic and tonal range than the stock pickups which were somewhat limited.

Bright and not gainy. Very clear which is what I was looking for. I wanted to use these pickup for more expressive sounds rather than just crunch which is why my other Les Paul Studio will remain stock. I'm using this guitar through a Gallien Krueger Backline 210 and have a Boss ME 50 running through the effects loop. I play mostly classic rock and some blues, as well as hard rock and metal.

If this pickup were destroyed in a way that was not repairable/replaceable by warranty, I would definitely go for this again. I also own a 1993 Gibson Les Paul Studio, that I bought new, and I have left that one stock since I purchased it. I also own: Taylor 712CE, Rogue Violin Bass, Warwick Corvette Standard. This pickup and the configuration that it's in has helped me to expand my playing in the short time that I own it. It hits all my buttons.

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PRS SE EG

VERY CLEAN, LOUD, I USE A BOSS GT6 DIRECT TO A BOSE STICK.
TONE IS CLEAR FOR BENSON, NORMAN BROWN. THIS PICK REPLACED THE STOCK PRS single coil on the PRS SE EG. Now I have a jazz/warm sound and a strat sound with the other single coils. I could nt find a pickguard S-S-H so I cut an extra hole in the original one.

I play variety music from Jazz, smooth jazz, disco, classic rock, and anything in between.

This is a neck pickup for that clean and or distorded warm leads. It work for me. It sounds great on the cheap Koren PRS I have. Now I can say I own a good sounding, working man's guitar.

I would replace it. I like Seymour Duncans. I have another Ibanez Saber this guitar is a great replacement. Good Santana sound can be obtained from this pu.

A medium output passive humbucker

I use this pup with a S.D Full Shred in the bridge on an Ibanez S520EX.

An excellent tone, infact the best neck pup tone i have ever heard !
The tone is very warm but NOT muddy, each note cuts through beautifully.

All i have to say is that of you want a high end Jazz pup (thats not just good for jazz, but for, rock , heavy rock , blues, jazz/fusion, shredding, etc)buy this pick up.

YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH IT !!!

Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone SG
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock epiphone humbuckers
Other pickups on guitar: SH-4
Artists using this pickup: DUNNO
You musical style(s): ROCK/METAL/HARD ROCK
Reason for pickup change: the stock pickups where to deep

Perceived output level: these things sound so good at first i listened to the sound clips on the site i was like wow they really suck but when i went to the GC i played a guitar with it on i was seriously amazed on how good it sounded.
Tone: Very hard rock and metal it sounded really nice it wasnt like muddy it was really good
Sonic evaluation: i was using a 120 watt Crate amp.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: i play hard rock and metal

Comments: Really good pickups if your into ROCK and metal this is worth the money if it was stolen of my guitar id buy them agian no doubt about it. i really dont have anything i hate about these pickups and i tryed gibsons,epiphones, and many other guitars and these just sounded so good.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Washburn BT-series
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: stock washburn
Other pickups on guitar: DiMarzio Fred
Artists using this pickup: from what I understand, many guitarists use this pickup
You musical style(s): Hard rock, pop, country, rockabilly.
Reason for pickup change: Stock Washburn pickups were too muddy.

Perceived output level: Very high output. I have only heard one pickup with a higher output than the jazz (that pickup was a Bill Lawrence L500-XL).
Tone: Very, very balanced, but a lot more bass and slightly less mids than other pickups.
Sonic evaluation: I got this pickup because the manufacturer's description said it was good for clean, fast picking. I wanted to be a shredder. It's perfect for that purpose, and fits almost any music style you want. It's awesome for blues and jazz tones. It's great for fast distortion leads. If your tone knob is cranked high, it produces a sound that is very single-coil-ish, but with a huge amount of bassy warmth. Consider it a hotter version of a vintage Gibson humbucker.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Good for every style except maybe strict heavy metal. It really shines for blues and jazz, though.

Comments: I only have two qualms with this pickup: First, the output is SO HIGH. This is a good thing for some people and a bad thing for other people. For me, it's not the best. It would work well paired with something like a Bill Lawrence L500-XL, because it has a similar level of ridiculously high output. The tone is fantastic, but the output is very, very high. Secondly, if you are arpeggiating chords with a clean tone, the lower strings will not be as perfectly clear as the higher strings.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Schecter Omen 7, ESP Ltd HB-300 baritone
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Duncan Designed stocks
Other pickups on guitar: Custom (bridge)
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Jazz, metalcore
Reason for pickup change: Stocks are weak, the Jazz combines perfectly with the SD Custom (SH-5).

Perceived output level: Medium output. SD doesn't specify this, but I'd take a guess at around 250 mV.
Tone: PAF-ish, that is, clear treble, deep bass, scooped mids. Pretty balanced though, somewhat vintage. Very versatile tone.
Sonic evaluation: I'm rigged with Engl, Marshall, Peavey... all tube. Guitars vary from the above to Gibson, Ibanez, Fender, Godin and Blade, some modded, some kept OEM. The SD Jazz is my favorite neck pickup hands down. Rich tone, very musical (whatever that tells you) and versatile. Bright and deep, but not too rich so your tone is still mixable. Insusceptible to feedback so it's a great pup for gigs as well.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: SD rigs its neck pups with a resistor, so I wouldn't recommend it as a bridge pickup. Mounted in the neck, I believe it can handle any style.

Comments: I would definitely get it again if stolen (although I'm hard pressed imagining how a pup can get mugged out of a guitar). If you like an upgraded rich vintage PAF sound, this pickup is perfect for you.

Pickup features: Hum; pass
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass:
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s):
Reason for pickup change:

Perceived output level: Nice output
Tone: Good tone
Sonic evaluation:
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: They are nice sounding and I had used them in allot of guitars but after 20 years of looking I have finally found the king of tone WCR Pickups, nothing else compares, nothing.

Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs: Read the ohter reviews

Model of guitar or bass: Jackson King V Standard Profressional (bolt on version)
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Duncan JB
Artists using this pickup: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman
You musical style(s): Progressive/Power Metal
Reason for pickup change: Stock pickups are boring

Perceived output level: More output than stock
Tone: Very trebly (scooped mids if that helps)
Sonic evaluation: I am using a 5150 with a 2x12 Carvin cabinent with Vintage 30 clones (soon upgrading to the 5150 4x12 cab. This pickup is the best sounding neck pickup- I HAVE EVER HEARD. I was thinking about getting a Piezo pickup installed- I no longer need that for clean parts. The Jazz pickup sounds good, EVEN with the 5150's infamous "sucky" clean channel. I recommend this pickup to anyone who can't get their amp modded or wants to try pickup changes to compensate for the 5150's lack of a great clean channel. It was very clean, resonated VERY well. Distorted, sounds godly as well

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Neo classical fusion prog power black death jazz blues metal- Wouldn't be my thing for the bridge pup

Comments: I'd buy it again. It will be the standard pickup for neck position on all my guitars from now on. I have a Dimarzio Air Norton on my other Jackson. Way too hot and nasally for a neck pup. The Duncan jazz is SWEET!

Pickup features: humbucking, passive
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Studio
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Gibson 490r
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan JB
Artists using this pickup: Dave Mustaine
You musical style(s): Thrash Metal, Metal
Reason for pickup change: I needed something that complimented the JB that would match, and i also didn't like the sound that the covered pickups produced.

Perceived output level: about as much as '57 classic or something like that
Tone: it's a full, slightly trebly sound, balaned though, medium output
Sonic evaluation: I am running it through an Orange AD30TC head and it sounds great, clean and dirty.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play Thrash metal, but i use this pickup for my Jazz band at school, this pickup has a great clean tone, could probably produce some cool rock sounds when overdriven

Comments: I would buy this pickup again if it were stolen, i've been playing a year and this is a great clean pickup,i compared this to my old 490r and it sounds better because i did not like the dark sound of the covered pickup, the jazz has a slight bright sound that sounds wonderful.

Pickup features: Humbucking, Passive
Impedence or other specs: I just play it ok!

Model of guitar or bass: Epi LP Ltd. Ed. Blue Sparkle Top
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Epiphone Neck
Other pickups on guitar: Epiphone Stock Bridge
Artists using this pickup: Scott Farris of Meltdown Morning
You musical style(s): Rock
Reason for pickup change: The stock neck pickup took a dump on me.

Perceived output level: Pretty good amount of output, way hotter than stock it was replacing. A little bass heavy sometimes, but probly my fault.
Tone: Meaty clean jazz tone. Sounds really fat clean, add distortion or overdrive and it really sounds thick. Almost hollowbody-ish.
Sonic evaluation: Mexican Strat(OR)EpiLp-->TS9 RI-->Line6 MM4-->Boss DD5-->Boss Super Chorus CH1-->Whirlwind A/B/Y-->Fender Twin Reverb RI. DD5 an MM4 (R) outs-->EH 5x Junction Box-->Fender Frontman 25R.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Rock music, mostly church and studio stuff. I think this pickup would sound good with any style.

Comments: If it broke I would replace it.
I have been playing 5 years.
All my gear is listed above.
I wish I would have installed swithes to split the coils to single coil it.

Pickup features: passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: gibson M III
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: SH-1 model 59
Other pickups on guitar: TB-6 Duncan Distortion
Artists using this pickup: me ...
You musical style(s): symphonic metal
Reason for pickup change: The 59 is a very good P-U but it is falling into mush under high gain distortion .

Perceived output level: medium
Tone: some said like a perfected strat P-u : treebles mediums tight basses , but less shiny than 59 model , and amasing definition related to a high resonance peak , not much distortion but.....
Sonic evaluation: guitar into Boss GT-3 and Ampeg VL1002 hooked with the four cable method . I write here for the first time to say i have found the neck pickup . I set it close to the string to get more power and distortion , and it gives it because it never gets muddy even under huge distortion . It's not very sparkly but you can add highs and when you slap the string it scream !! I tried Di-marzio Humbucker from Hell ( good but no basses , that's why people say Di-marzio are more precise ...) and SD 59 very good but not with a heavy saturation . This one is the one if you want punch with your neck Humb .

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: All styles for good players only cause it is clear , articulate and it won't scream under a soft hand

Comments: So this is nearly perfect , but for metal you have to boost the signal and add treebles and it works great .

Pickup features: you know.....
Impedence or other specs: you know....

Model of guitar or bass: '75 Les Paul 3-p'up Special Edition
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: various Duncans & DMz's
Other pickups on guitar: SD JB bridge, C5 middle
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Roots, Blues, vintage rock, country, Gospel (old & new)
Reason for pickup change: This guitar is a "sandwich"-body, thin laminated maple neck, from the early days of the Gibson Nashville factory....very flawed sonically; typical of that era. Some folks hold the opinion that the routing for the middle pup also kills some of the tone. I really didn't know much about guitars when I bought it new; it was a Les Paul, you know? It was supposed to be the best! Anyway, this axe has always been EXTREMELY mud-heavy in the neck slot, while lacking brilliance in all positions. It's just never had that nice maple chime like a Les Paul should.

Perceived output level: Better than the crap pups that came with it, but a little less than the previous PAF-type replacements. "Thinner"...but toneful.
Tone: In this guitar, very balanced. Compensates well for the inherent muddiness of the neck position.
Sonic evaluation: Long ago I put DMz Super Distortions in this axe - good for the bridge & middle, a disaster in the neck. Changed neck to DMz PAF Pro - much better, good balance tonally with the Super D's, but still not a clear PAF sound. DMz Super II was the same tone but WAY too hot. Next tried Duncan Pearly Gates N - clearer, better definition and brilliance but still too much down low. Duncan '59 was about the same but with less brightness. Tried a JB for kicks - no good for neck, but made itself a permanent home in the bridge hole. So following Seymour's advice I put the Jazz in the neck slot and VIOLA! The pickup is PAF-ish but "thinner", more articulate, like the ads say - each picked note is more distinct, meaning if you're a sloppy lead player it'll be more obvious with the Jazz. I don't think it puts out much more upper-highs, but the highs just stand out more, a different balance. In this guitar, that lighter low-midrange is just what the doc ordered.
What especially nice is that in spite of this "lightness", the pickup splits well without wimping out. It maintains all of its character while putting a Fenderish zing on top. But sorry - no beautiful Strat quack....just a good usable sound nonetheless.
Finally I can set up the amp for the best bridge crunch tone and still get a wonderful neck sound, dirty or clean.
The Jazz/JB combo also sounds fantastic together. With my Vox Valvetronix I can get a very Bloomfield-y middle tone with several of the models. Even though the two pickups sound very different to my ears they make a magical pair. They both respond well to the same EQ & drive settings.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: My amps now are a Vox AD60 Valvetronix, a Tech 21 Trademark 120, a POD (running thru the Tech 21 outputs), and an old Princeton-Reverb.

Comments: If it was stolen, that would mean the whole guitar was stolen since stealing pickups out of guitars is probably a rather tedious, impractical kind of criminality....I'd buy an Epi or Heritage Les Paul and put the JB/Jazz combo in it.
I've been playing for 40 years now (my God!!!) But I'm still developing my tone ears and getting closer to what I really want to hear coming back at me from my own amp. This Les Paul has always been problematic - it's been a battle getting a good sound out of it but I've had it way too long to just give on it, although several other guitars find a lot more use in my hands. For guys with similar top-less guitars I recommend the Jazz. The seeming "thinness" might seem a little strange or disappointing at first but stick with it, you might find it really brings out your guitar's capabilities.
I haven't tried it but I'll bet the Pearly Gates bridge might also make a great companion to the Jazz neck, being rather thin & twangy as well.

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul copy (made out of friggin PLYWOOD)
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Fecal Impaction Pro
Other pickups on guitar: a crappy overtone-laden bridge humbucker
Artists using this pickup: guitar teacher, plays jazz
You musical style(s): rock, hard rock, jazz, fusion
Reason for pickup change: the stock pickups probably costed 50 cents to be made by some kid in a sweatshop in a country where they have no guitars! Old pickup was too noisy, not loud enough, inarticulate, muddy, not enough presence at all, couldn't cut through jelly!

Perceived output level: Medium, probably wouldn't overdrive much, but I wouldn't know
Tone: Plenty of mids, VERY nice clean sound
Sonic evaluation: I run this baby into a Fecal Impaction guitar (haha... a Les Paul copy made of plywood and a fake top), and into a Peavey Bandit (mmmmmmmmm... yummy). I used to play with a Godin Radiator, and it's stock pickups didn't do the job. The godins have a cool sound and all, but playing hi-gain got to be a real hassle, on top of the feedback and noise, and pick-attack that was comparable to headbutting your guitar.
This pickup is GOOD. The main benefit of using it is a really articulate sound. You could play John Petrucci or Steve Morse type runs on a dirty channel without getting a headache from the heavy pick sound. Clean, it plays chords beautifully. You can hardly go wrong, just go easy on the Mid and you'll be OK.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play an even amount of heavy riffs to dirty power chords to sustain-laden leads to clean passages and twangy clean riffs. This pickup could cover all those grounds when played with the bridge pickup, but by itself it's best at lead and clean passages.

Comments: I'd probably buy it again if I lost it, but I might want to try other stuff out. I'm not too big of a fan of the midrange and bass on this pickup, but with some EQ tweaking and blending with the bridge pickup, this pickup can cover all my bases.
I really can't get over its articulate sound. Tremelo picking is no big deal now!
I'm not completely satisfied, but I need a good bridge pickup with slightly scooped mids to do the trick.

Pickup features: Humbucker passive
Impedence or other specs: No idea

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock 490 series gibson
Other pickups on guitar: Duncan JB Bridge
Artists using this pickup: I dont know
You musical style(s): flamanco fusion with just a touch of indie pop/punk rock
Reason for pickup change: I get bored with my sound quickly,,,stock gibson's didnt have the clean sound I was looking for so I decided to mix things up...

Perceived output level: Hotter than the stock p'ups
Tone: Nice overall job, no mud, not to trebly, not harsh, well balanced
Sonic evaluation: I play straight through a Fender Twin(evil). It was really easy to eq this guitar with this amp to get nice clean and excellent distortion

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: If it were destroyed, I would probably cry. As for the stealing of the pickup-mad props to the man that steals my pickup and not my guitar.

Pickup features: Humbucking
Impedence or other specs: ?

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Standard 1979
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Gibson
Other pickups on guitar: Stock Gibson
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Jazz, fusion
Reason for pickup change: After 22 with the same PU, I was going to try something new. For 22 years I have been thinking of Seymour Duncan. "Maybe they are a little bit better than Gibson?", but it took a while, before I took the last step to replace the Gibson Humbucker, and now I'm glad, I did.

Perceived output level: Very clear, and at the same time warm and clear, just as Seymour says.
Tone: Therefore, nut muddy at all, it is sweet and balanced.
Sonic evaluation: I use a Yamaha DG 60 digital amplifier. The SDjazz sings and sustains, and are better than the stock Gibson. When I take a big jazz-chord like a G13, you can actually hear every note in the chord. With the stock Gibson, you get a diffuse signal (but still good).

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I think, that the SD jazz is good for everything. Jazz, fusion, rock, blues - you name it. There are no problems with distorted sounds, the SD jazz works very good in this area too.

Comments: I must admit, that the SD SH-2 jazz are the best PU I've ever tried. It just a little better than a stock Gibson from 1978/79, but it is an important little step towards a better sounding instrument. It is clearer and warmer, and it makes your instrument goes a class up. It is a much better choise than DiMarzio-PU's, which are too focused on high output (instead of tone), I've tried their AlDiMeola-line.
So after 22 years with my Les Paul Standard, it has now got the PU I was having in my mind all the time. And now I'm going to replace the bridge-PU with a SD Antiquity.

Pickup features: Humbucker voiced for clean
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: 85 Gibson SG Special
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Dimarzio PAF Pro
Other pickups on guitar: JB
Artists using this pickup: Seymour Duncan?
You musical style(s): Typical 30 year old stuff (me being 30ish, that is)
Reason for pickup change: Do we really need a reason?

Perceived output level: Not hot, lower than high gain pickups
Tone: Balanced
Sonic evaluation: Fender Twin. Great clean pickup. Very balanced. Nice articulation. Is willing to distort if it has to. Very trebly for a humbucker, but definitely humbucker tone. Great Depth, especially when sitting fairly close to strings. String to string balance out of the box is not great, but can be adjusted with the pickup mounted and the guitar plugged in.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Good offset for combo w/distortion pickup in bridge.

Comments: It does what they said it would quite well. I might try something else, but this one is a benchmark for the others. Like it a lot.

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Custom guitar
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: -
Other pickups on guitar: Duncan custom
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): A bit of everything
Reason for pickup change:

Perceived output level:
Tone: Warm and smooth
Sonic evaluation: Sounds real warm and good for blues or anything really

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: This pickup is suitable for the neck position

Comments: Overall its a great sounding pickup

Pickup features: Humbucking, 4coil wiring
Impedence or other specs: ?

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone G400 (SG copy)
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Epi POS
Other pickups on guitar: Dimarzio Tone Zone
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): Blues, classic-oriented rock, harder rock styles, punk
Reason for pickup change: Stock PU had no definition, muddy.

Perceived output level: Moderate output - more than you'd think from Duncan's website.
Tone: Clear open with well-articulated treble & a solid & smooth bottom end.
Sonic evaluation: Used with a Fender Princeton, with a RealTube OD pedal, sometimes a compressor. Also VS Route 66.
Wow, what a nice pickup! Bluesy runs have a Fenderish smooth, tuneful well-rounded tone, almost woody. But with the authority of a humbucker. Chord work is clean & also authoritative, with no mud. Coil-split, this can give sounds like an electric-acoustic.
When overdriven it maintains its tunefulness, you lose no character. Damn nice pickup.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: For blues, occasional folky things, and for the most voluptuous Woman tone, can't be gbeat. Would be good for ska. Not a metal PU!

Comments: I'd definately buy another one. I love this PU. Been playing 19 years, have a Strat, a Ric, and this SG.
This has one of the sounds I always wantred out of an electric, I happy.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs: Check Duncan Website

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson LP Classic
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock 496R
Other pickups on guitar: Duncan 59er
Artists using this pickup: Does it really matter?
You musical style(s): I guess you would call it Vintage Rock/Blues
Reason for pickup change: The 496R with it's high output and ceramic magnet made for nothing more than aggressive mud.

Perceived output level: Medium output. Certainly not hot but no lame either.
Tone: Sounds like a perfected Strat pickup.
Sonic evaluation: 2000 Honeyburst LP Classic through a silver faced, tweaked 68 Fender Super Reverb.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: British and American Rock from the late sixties through the seventies. This pickup is an outstanding rhythm and clean soloing pickup.

Comments: If something happened to it, I would get another one. I've been playing since 1967. I have an SG too. Back to the Jazz: I guess one of the major reasons it's valuable is because it's a humbucker with a nice, crisp, tight yet sweet sounding balance, possessing a slight kick in the ass on the high end. I'm a Gibson man but I can appreciate a great sounding Strat. This pickup does it. I can't stand a muddy neck pickup. Obviously the 498R was right out. The Gibson, Duncan and DiMarzio PAF remakes were still too dumpy and tended to fall out on the high end. I really don't feel that the Jazz is missing anything. Unless something better comes along, I'm a happy camper with this pickup. And yes, it blends really well with the bridge pickup.

Pickup features: Humbucker -Passive
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Ibanez Artist AM 70 ( semi hollow)
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: SH4 on bridge
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Jazz
Reason for pickup change: Wanted to improve overall quality of the guitar and looking for more versatility : no splitting possibility with stock ones.

Perceived output level: A bit weaker than stock Ibanez one, but I can get a good crunchy sound.
Tone: Balanced
Sonic evaluation: fender Princeton chorus ( solid state ) for clean and crunch tones. Old italian valve amp for more punch.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Jazz, a bit of blues and ZZ TOP-like boogie

Comments: Been playing for about 10 years with stock pick ups. I changed for more versatility. I thing as many other people this pickup is misnamed : you don't get the fat old tone with it. I was looking for something traditionnal, i got something different and, well, it took me to different feelings, so i dont regret it. This pick up is good whith clean tone, but unconsistant when overdriven. the big surprise is the sound when split : bright, fatter than real single coil, very interesting. It perfectly mixes with the bridge SH4 ( split )giving an out of thick but phase sound.
If it were stolen and i'd still be as poor as i am, i'd buy a warmer one ( benedetto ? ) but would expect it to be 4 conductors and to sound as good as the SH2 when split.
If it were stolen and i were rich, i'd keep that axe like it for modern jazz rock or ECM style, and buy an archtop for trad sounds.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: 1978 Ibanez Studio 300
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock neck pickup
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck model
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Fusion/Jazz, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Shred
Reason for pickup change: I use the neck pickup for all of my leads. I like a warm, full sound where the notes run together when using distortion. The stock pickup provided this but also gave me a lot of noise and wasn't articulate enough. Also, I wanted a brighter clean tone for jazz riffs.

Perceived output level: Medium output
Tone: Well balanced, very bright and full sounding.
Sonic evaluation: This pickup is extremely well balanced and articulate. Very smooth sounding. My lead tones are similar to Allan Holdsworth's tones and this pickup compliments my style very well. I do wish it was a little heavier in the mids, but that's nothing my amp can't take care of.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: This pickup is perfect for jazz (hence the name Jazz pickup) and good for warm blues tones.

Comments: If it were destroyed or stolen, I might try something for curiousity's sake. But I'm satisfied with the tone and since I went to the trouble of installing it, I'll keep it.

Pickup features: humbucking
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: '62 Fender Reissue Jazzmaster
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: stock japan fender single coil jazzmaster pickup
Other pickups on guitar: seymour duncan sh-6 duncan distortion
Artists using this pickup: ? beats the hell outta me
You musical style(s): punk/surf punk/rock and roll
Reason for pickup change: because the stock jazzmaster pickup was weak, noisy, and didn't look cool

Perceived output level: Moderate,...but loud on the treble
Tone: Enhanced highs, and the bass seems to get lost on the pickup,...very midrange to trebly
Sonic evaluation: being used in my Jazzmaster with 1 megaohm pots (brighter than 500K used in les pauls) run through a pro co rat to a fender vibrolux custom amplifier. with the 1 megaohm pots both pickups are brighter yet can be turned down to gibson style muddyness with the tone pot. it has a very jingly-jangly sound to it, much like a jazzmaster pickup without the annoying buzz and hum. used in rhythm position clean it gets a nice LOUD yet clear and pretty articulate sound. very surfish, but when distorted, it seems really warm, almost too warm and distorts to fuzzy-ness type sound instead of a crunch. really good for ryhthm but don't try to solo with it cause it sounds like shit. the distortion humbucker in the bridge balances it out in the distortion zone,...both pickups used together give a nice sound over all. honestly though i wish i bough a '59 PAF pickup or a Distortion neck to balance out the bridge, but i like it for the surf punk that i play. check out what it sounds like at http://members.xoom.com/coughsyrup and look under THE MILKMEN and download the walk don't run mp3 to hear it clean and distorted in a studio situation,...

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: surf guitar/punk/surf punk

Comments: if it was broken i would not buy the same pickup again. i hate it's warm fuzzy distorted sound; i wish it were just a little hotter,...only a little though. compared to a gibson it's pretty damn close to the 498R (the alnico V model used in gibson sg's)

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs: ?

Model of guitar or bass: Washburn J6 Wes Montgomery
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Washburn neck pickup
Other pickups on guitar: Stock Washburn bridge humbucker
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): Jazz
Reason for pickup change: Stock neck pickup too muddy, lacked articulation

Perceived output level: Medium output, about the same as the stock one
Tone: Extremely well balanced
Sonic evaluation: Mesa Boogie MK III combo and Line 6 Pod

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Well suited for Jazz or anything requiring clean articulate tone

Comments: This pickup transformed my inexpensive jazz box from a mediocre guitar to a beautiful sounding jazz guitar that compares favorably with much more expensive guitars. It is unbelievable how much better it sounds with this pickup. It has a clear, bell-like quality that lets each note sound distinctly, yet produces a warm smooth sound for soloing.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker w/ adjustable poles, and nickel cover.
Impedence or other specs: ?

Model of guitar or bass: Guild X-170 Manhattan hollowbody
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: stock Guild SD-1 humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan SH-55 "Seth Lover" humbucker
Artists using this pickup: ???
You musical style(s): Alt-country, and a little Jazz
Reason for pickup change: The stock Guild's were very boomy. The bottom end was flabby, and just plain out of control. Too bad, because their treatment of the highs was dead on. In general Guild makes a decent pickup, but I knew I could get better.

Perceived output level: Substantially less output than the Guild SD-1. I think this would be considered a "weak" humbucker by most.
Tone: If you like the sound of a Tele lipstick neck pickup, you will LOVE the Duncan Jazz model. I think the 2 are identical in flavor. I own an American Standard Tele, and I can get the same sound out of this humbucker. It's that nasaly, bell-like single coil sound... luckily I love it. But be warned - this is not a typical 'bucker sound. It should be described as a "Tele rhythm sound in a humbucker".
Sonic evaluation: I play the hollowbody through a '65 Deluxe Reverb, and it has a very clear, chimey tone. But I don't think jazzers will be all too excited about this pickup, because it does not have that "pop" or honk of a PAF, or DeArmond style. Also, as others have said, it can be Hi-Fi like. There is not a lot of coloration, or compression. But it's clean, clear, and, well... shimmery, I guess. Definitely not too bright - middle of the road in every range (hence the Hi-Fi designation).

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I would never put this in the bridge position - no bite. This was an o.k. match for my style, but only because I like that Tele neck sound. It should not be called the "Jazz" model, and I would suggest getting a more traditional pickup for that.

Comments: I wanted to clean up the bottom end of my jazz guitar, and this pickup did that perfectly. The rhythm position on the guitar is now tight, and clean. The combination of the Jazz model in the neck, and Seth Lover in the bridge is unique, and hard to describe. It doesn't sound like much else out there... I like the single-coilness of this pickup (no it isn't tapped), but if I could do it over again, I would get another Seth Lover - it just has more of the traditional jazz, and country type sound I want.
Overall, it's got a neat sound, and it does it well.

Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Highly modified Yamaha Pacifica
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Mystery-bucker
Other pickups on guitar: SD Alinco 2 Pro HB, Kent Armstrong SC
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): Pop, Jazz
Reason for pickup change: Stock pickups sounded very bland

Perceived output level: Moderate - not a 'hot' pickup, though slightly more than stock
Tone: Balanced, open tone. Quite clear and articulate. This PU is misnamed - it sounds good, but doea not sound like Wes Montgomery or Grant Green - It should be called The Hi-Fi
Sonic evaluation: Evaluated in a home studio, through a POD, directly into the PC. I am using an alder guitar with a maple neck. The guitar also has a single coil middle PU and another Duncan HB at the bridge. I use a 5 way Mega switch and push/pull pots for lots of wiring combinations.
This pickup sounds nice clean. It is full and rich as you would expect in a neck humbucker, but it has a little peak in the highs that makes it sounds crisp too. Really Hi-Fi. It is not the sound I was looking for, but it is much better than the stock sound. Single notes sound good with distortion, but chords are reduced to mud.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play pop, standards and limited blues and rock. This PU is designed for use in the neck position, though they wind a version for the bridge position. This pickup produces tones I can use, but it is not optimized for any style. It is a good sounding, somewhat generic, humbucker. It is a little too thick for crunch and too thin for a clean jazz sound. It is supposedly one of Seymour's favorites - I am not sure why.

Comments: If this pickup was abducted by aliens, I would replace it with a Duncan '59 or Seth Lover in an attempt to get a good 50's jazz sound out of the neck position of my guitar. I've been playing for 20 years on mostly Strats and Les Pauls. This is my first wildly customized guitar and overall I am happy with the sounds it will produce. It will stomp any hi$ PRS etc to death, but I will probably switch this PU out for something else soon. It would be great for something, I just don't know what.

Pickup features: humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Fender Squire Tele
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Fender humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan hot rails in bridge position
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Jazz
Reason for pickup change: previous one lacked power and warmth

Perceived output level: clean, mellow and warm
Tone: from Carlos Santana to Herb Ellis
Sonic evaluation: Fender Squire tele through Fender Princeton

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: great for jazz, not great for metal

Comments: I would definitely replace it in any other guitar I may purchase. I've had Les Pauls that didn't sound this good.

Pickup features: Passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 4 conductor

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan JB
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Alternative
Reason for pickup change: The stock neck pickup left much to be desired.

Perceived output level: Standard PAF
Tone: ABsolutely brilliantly clear, a really nice balanced sound, ideal in combination with a JB
Sonic evaluation: Guitar into a Trace-elliot amp via a rapidly growing number of pedals (see jb review). For a worthwhile comment see overall rating.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Good for alternative, probably not so great for metal or Urrrgh ( i can't bear to say this..... Country (vomit)) (sorry thats not fair).

Comments: I would buy this pickup again without a thought. The sound is everything I hoped for. Its great in combination with the SD Jeff Beck. When split, this pickup has a brilliant sound, going through an amp it, is a bit too trebly, but through a desk into a PA its sounds a bit like an elecro acoustic..No further comment

Pickup features: 4 conductor passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs: See SD web site for details

Model of guitar or bass: Carvin Bolt Kit
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Carvin AP-11 SC
Other pickups on guitar: SD Stag-Mag and QuarterPound
Artists using this pickup: ?
You musical style(s): Blues with some jazz, classic rock, and rockabilly
Reason for pickup change: Building a new guitar

Perceived output level: low to medium-low output humbucker
Tone: emphasizes bass and lower-mids
Sonic evaluation: This is a very articulate and responsive pickup. It captures a lot of nuances of your playing, good or bad. It produces a nice smooth and warm tone and sounds good clean or with a little overdrive. It's really not designed for high gain distortion. It also sounds good split, capturing some of the essence of a standard Strat neck pickup. It does help cut down on the inherent brightness of the Carvin Bolt.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: It's a good choice for blues, jazz, and classic rock sounds. I don't think it would be appropriate for metal or punk styles.

Comments: I've been very happy with this pickup. Its tone really fits in well on slow blues and jazz songs that I enjoy playing. This pickup will be at the top of my list anytime I consider building another humbucker equipped guitar or when I'm looking for a neck pickup replacement. I also considered the SD '59, but I thought that the Jazz would fit better with my playing style.

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Jackson telly
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced:
Other pickups on guitar: Duncan Custom
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Hard rock
Reason for pickup change: Looking for a versatile neck-position humbucker in a hard-rock setting.

Perceived output level: Low-Medium to Medium Output
Tone: Very balanced in all frequencies for the neck position.
Sonic evaluation: Jackson guitar with a VHT, Marshall, or Soldano head and a 4-12 bottom.
This Duncan model excels at clean sounds. It produces rich, full, articulate, and well-rounded tones. The name "Jazz" is very appropriate, because that is the type of music that immediately comes to mind when you hear this pickup.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: The main fault I found with this pickup is that to my ears the distorted tones it produced were not very pleasing. Upon Duncan's own recommendation that this model was a good match for a Custom or JB in the bridge, I gave it a try, and it was definitely not what I was looking for. The lead tones weren't mean enough and didn't have that "singing" quality. It seemed to me that the pickup almost resisted overdrive.

Comments: A very good pickup for clean sounds, but it wasn't quite versatile enough for my needs. I would only recommend it for use it in a guitar that didn't have to produce a strong rock tone in the neck position; a '59 is probably a better overall choice for that application.

Pickup features: Passive-Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: custom strat with tele-neck
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: duncan 59
Other pickups on guitar: duncan super distortion,duncan hot stack
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): rock,jazz,fusion
Reason for pickup change: wanted something loud and smooth!

Perceived output level: very good pick-up,for blues/rock
Tone: extremely sweet sounding!
Sonic evaluation: I am using my strat on 5150 stack with digitech 256 and I can get
beautiful carlos santana sustain with this pick-up also can get
a very muddy sound with tone on 5......excellent when used clean
with chorus reverb!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable:

Comments: if it were stolen I would replace it no doubt about it! been playing
for 10 years...own couple of jackson soloists..heard other dimarzios
didn't like them...EMG's sound cool but I hate the battery problem!
I highly recommend this pick-up...try it...you will understand what
I am talking about! excellent on an ES-335 have one of those too!

Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: n/a

Model of guitar or bass: 1979 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Origonal 1979 Gibson humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan JB (Bridge)
Artists using this pickup: n/a
You musical style(s): 70's rock
Reason for pickup change: Origonal pickup developed feedback (squeal) problem over
the years. Also wanted a tighter sound.

Perceived output level: Medium output. Similar to origonal Gibson.
Tone: Better balance than origonal. Less mids, more highs. Bass similar but less flabby.
Sonic evaluation: Ampeg ReverbRocket 1-12" reissue and Marshall JCM2000/DSL100 with
4-12 1960A cabinet. DOD FX-7 multi effects unit.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Works great for 70's rock rythm guitar parts both clean and with some overdrive.

Comments: This pickup was the surprise of the year for my setup. It's basically very clean and articulate
with good crisp highs and a nice solid low end. Less midrange honk than
the gibsons. Not a HOT pickup but it overdrives nicely. Very smooth.
Also, with a coil tap it has a surprisingly sweet single coil tone. And,
it's much quieter than I thought it would be. This is an overall great rythm
guitar pickup.

Pickup features: Passive Humbucker
Impedence or other specs: 7.1K DC Resistance

Model of guitar or bass: Ibanez 335 copy
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Ibanez Super 58
Other pickups on guitar: 70's Gibson
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): rock, blues, radio covers, etc
Reason for pickup change: Experimenting, seemed like a good idea at the time

Perceived output level: Low, like a vintage PAF
Tone: Balanced, full but not boomy or harsh
Sonic evaluation: Has a single coil vibe to it, while still being a humbucker (just a hint of strat quack). Has a soft attack which really does give a nice single note jazz solo sound, but this may not be to everyone's taste. It suits the 335, but I didn't like it so much when I tried it on a solid body; it seemed to lack a little bite.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: OK for many styles, but not for aggressive sounds.

Comments: I'm happy with it, but one of them is enough.

Pickup features: passive humbucker; 4 conductor wiring
Impedence or other specs: beats me

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone Flying V
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: stock Epiphone humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucker in bridge
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): hard rock, heavy metal
Reason for pickup change: The Epi neck humbucker wasn't a very good match for the
Duncan Distortion, and it was a little muddy as well.

Perceived output level: medium, slightly louder than the Epi pickups but
Tone: Mellow (relative to the Distortion), fairly balanced
Sonic evaluation: I like it a lot. It's perfect for fingerpicking on the clean
channel or getting the Clapton "woman tone" using a lightly distorted
tone. With higher gains, it stays warm -- think Kirk Hammett's
intro solo in "Fade to Black". It also interacts with the bridge
Distortion pickup quite well; instead of getting a harsh, out-of-phase
sound in the in-between position, I get a nice average of the
Distortion's power crunch and the Jazz's warmth.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Great for just about everything I can think of. Country players might want something thinner (but they'll use single-coils anyway)

Comments: I would buy this pickup again in a second. It's the perfect match
for the Duncan Distortion; Hamer uses it in many of their models
to complement the Duncan JB, also. It's just a rocking pickup.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.