Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound for Jazzmaster (SJM-3) pickup
Photo: Seymour Duncan (opens in a new tab)
Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound for Jazzmaster (SJM-3)

Very hot, clear and balanced, with a big low end.

Hotter than 94% of the 17 bridge Jazzmaster pickups we have · estimated from resistance

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
  • More low end than a typical Seymour Duncan

Like the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound for Jazzmaster (SJM-3), but…

The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match

Specs

DC resistance
12.97k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

high outputbig low end

Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound for Jazzmaster (SJM-3) collected yet.

Fits the bridge of a Jazzmaster.

Similar pickups

17 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs

Upgrading from the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound for Jazzmaster (SJM-3)? Put it on the map and see what sits where you want your tone to go.

Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. How scoring works

  1. Bootstrap Lake Surfer
    Bootstrap Lake Surfer
    bridge Jazzmaster pickup

    lower output

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
    Compare →
  2. Radioshop ID:Jazzmaster
    Radioshop ID:Jazzmaster
    bridge Jazzmaster pickup

    lower output

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
    Compare →

Played the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound for Jazzmaster (SJM-3)?

Tell other players how it sounds in your guitar. These are visitors' own comments: checked for spam before they appear, but not fact-checked like the sourced quotes above.

Loading comments…

Add your take

Compared with another pickup? optional

Comments are checked before they appear. Only your name is shown.

Compare side by side