Seymour Duncan Vintage for Jazzmaster (SJM-1) pickup
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Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Vintage for Jazzmaster (SJM-1)

Low output, clear and balanced, with tight lows.

Hotter than 29% of the 17 neck Jazzmaster pickups we have · estimated from resistance

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

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

Specs

DC resistance
7.75k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
9 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

moderate outputtight lows

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 Vintage for Jazzmaster (SJM-1) collected yet.

Fits the neck of a Jazzmaster.

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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

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    Bootstrap Lake Surfer
    Bootstrap Lake Surfer
    neck Jazzmaster pickup

    no spec differences found

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

    low confidence
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  2. Radioshop ID:Jazzmaster
    Radioshop ID:Jazzmaster
    neck Jazzmaster pickup

    no spec differences found

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

    low confidence
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  3. Monty's 59 Jazzmaster
    Monty's 59 Jazzmaster
    neck Jazzmaster pickup

    no spec differences found

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

    low confidence
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