Seymour Duncan created the JB and Jazz Model™—pickups for London's rock royalty—years before he and Cathy Carter
Duncan started Seymour Duncan Research Labs. When the new company added
production pickups to its menu of custom services, of course the JB and
Jazz were among the first offerings. Before long, the JB ModelTM became
the world's most popular humbucker.
Today we wind the JB and Jazz exactly the same as in the early years,
but with modern updates for today's guitarists, like four-conductor
lead wire, sand-cast magnets, polycarbonate bobbins (which can better
handle our vacuum wax-potting process), and short-legged bottom plates.
For a limited time—one year only—we're proud to offer this 35th
Anniversary Commemorative JB/Jazz Set. Like the earliest production JB
and Jazz, these special Commemorative pickups will have single-conductor
wire, rough-cast magnets, butyrate bobbins, and long-legged bottom
plates featuring a special laser-engraved 35th Anniversary logo.