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The Schaller pickup is probably from 1986 and pulled from a Kramer.
I wondered if it was some sort of hot Mustang pickup, but I can't find any reference. I also seem to remember reading somewhere that very early Quarterpounders had slightly smaller poles, but again I can't find anything. What is the DC resistance? That might help give a clue.
I know nothing about the Schaller, other than that every one of their pickups I've ever heard has sounded poor!
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Quarter Pounder is a registered trade mark of McDonalds. I never understand why people insist on misapplying it to Seymour Duncan pickups.
Of necessity, the rod magnets in an STR-3 are smaller than other QP models.
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The Schaller humbucker might be easier to identify with d.c. resistance meter readings.
I gather that means the Schaller is trash
But from the DC resistance it does sound like some sort of Quarterpounder.
No, just fairly low output.
Gretsch Filtertons have a much lower DC resistance than that and sound great.
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Or sell them
Er, have measurements of the fibreboard plates, the rod magnet diameters and the distance between the mounting screw holes been provided? Those could prove enlightening.
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Mounting screws are 78mm from the centre of each of the screws
It doesn't seem to correspond to any Duncan pickup I can find specs for.
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Either the pickup has undergone a rewind or the upper fibreboard plate has worked unstuck and migrated upwards. Normally, they just curl up at the ends, like a British Rail buffet sandwich.
I think it’s most likely to be an old and discontinued model, probably a rare one that was not made for long. I don’t know where I read about very early Quarterpounders having smaller magnets - which would technically make them Threesixteenthpounders anyway - but it’s about the only thing that makes sense from the dimensions and winding...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
On the Stratocaster QP flush pole pickup, the model number is SSL-4.
A Stratocaster pickup of high d.c. resistance, with 3/16” rod magnets and the model number 3 is an SSL-3 Hot.
The SJAG-2 is, to all intents and purposes, the same thing as the SSL-3.