Description
The Quarter Pound Jazzmaster neck pickup exists for one reason: to give true single-coil players an output boost without sacrificing the frequency spread that makes single-coils sound like single-coils. Seymour Duncan built it around hand-polished, quarter-inch diameter magnets—hence the name—paired with a custom coil wind that pushes both drive and sustain well past the Vintage (SJM-1) and Hot (SJM-2) neck models.
Where a standard Jazzmaster pickup can feel thin under a cranked amp, this one holds its ground. Chords stay defined, single-note runs sing with extra sustain, and the added punch makes it a natural fit for blues, classic rock, garage tones, heavy rock, classic metal, and nu-metal—basically anywhere you need a single-coil that can hang with more aggressive playing.
This is the neck-position model, wound reverse-wound/reverse-polarity (RW/RP) so it locks into hum-canceling operation when paired with a Quarter Pound bridge pickup—splitting the difference between vintage single-coil character and quiet, humbucker-like operation. Plenty of players also pair this neck unit with the Quarter-Pound bridge model, or mix things up by running the Quarter Pound bridge alongside an SJM-2 Hot neck for a different flavor of tonal contrast. It ships without a cover, so you’ll need to source one separately or leave it exposed.
- True single-coil design with quarter-inch hand-polished magnets
- Custom coil wind for higher output and extended sustain
- RW/RP neck version for humbucking operation when paired with bridge model
- No cover included
- Suited to blues, classic rock, garage, heavy rock, and metal styles
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