How old is your NOS JB, Antag?
I've never been clear when the "old JB"/"new JB" demarcation line is supposed to be.
Actually it's just occurred to me that NOS is the wrong term. "New old stock" is something built new to replicate an old thing. Mine actually is an old one :)
Quote from: Antag on May 14, 2009, 04:36:19 PMActually it's just occurred to me that NOS is the wrong term. "New old stock" is something built new to replicate an old thing. Mine actually is an old one :)Really? I thought 'new old stock' means something that's new (not been used before) but old (ie been sat on a shelf for a while). Is this not the case? Maybe these should be termed ONS: old new stock, to clear up any potential confusion on the matter :roll:Roo
Quote from: Antag on May 14, 2009, 04:36:19 PMActually it's just occurred to me that NOS is the wrong term. "New old stock" is something built new to replicate an old thing. Mine actually is an old one :)Really? I thought 'new old stock' means something that's new (not been used before) but old (ie been sat on a shelf for a while). Is this not the case?
Well, that's how Fender custom shop use the term - I'm fairly sure the "NOS" custom shop Fenders haven't actually been sitting in a cupboard for 50+ years... :)
an "old" JB should have a "JBJ" (JB Juarez) sticker or something, which means it was personally wound by Maricela Juarez (the woman behind everything Duncan for over 25 years :lol:)
Really? I thought 'new old stock' means something that's new (not been used before) but old (ie been sat on a shelf for a while). Is this not the case? Roo
"NOS" (New Old Stock) is something sold as new (not used), but that it's from an old stocknot the same as "VOS" (Vintage Original Specs), which is used for replicas and reissues with minimum spec changes
AFAIK, the old ones date from the early 80s. I didn't actually hear about the new/old JB thing until years after I got the guitar. At the time I had just assumed the "old stock" thing meant that it had sat on a shelf somewhere & had been made before they stamped Seymour Duncan on the pickups. Of course I soon realised that it sounded a little different :)
I'm not sure about this "JBJ" sticker thing. I've also got a JB Trembucker which I probably bought around 1990/91.... and it has a "TB4J" sticker. Surely Maricela Juarez didn't wind that one too?