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Title: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: headcrash on July 22, 2025, 05:18:55 AM: Does anyone have any infos? It basically looks like a black EVH custom with black back, and "B 5" stamped on it. It measures 17,2k and is F-spaced.
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: nienturi on July 22, 2025, 06:55:14 AM: Quote from: headcrash on July 22, 2025, 05:18:55 AM
Does anyone have any infos? It basically looks like a black EVH custom with black back, and "B 5" stamped on it. It measures 17,2k and is F-spaced.

May it be "Breed"?
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: headcrash on July 23, 2025, 03:33:51 AM: Quote from: nienturi on July 22, 2025, 06:55:14 AM
Quote from: headcrash on July 22, 2025, 05:18:55 AM
Does anyone have any infos? It basically looks like a black EVH custom with black back, and "B 5" stamped on it. It measures 17,2k and is F-spaced.

May it be "Breed"?

Well the one I'm talking about has a classic pole pieces configurations, no double row allen key type ones.
It could be a Tonezone, from visuals and the DC resistance, but with black baseplate an B 5 stamped in ... ?
Other than that I am out of ideas :-)
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: nienturi on July 23, 2025, 09:30:46 AM: Quote from: headcrash on July 23, 2025, 03:33:51 AM
Well the one I'm talking about has a classic pole pieces configurations, no double row allen key type ones.
It could be a Tonezone, from visuals and the DC resistance, but with black baseplate an B 5 stamped in ... ?
Other than that I am out of ideas :-)

You are right.
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: gregr on July 23, 2025, 01:47:20 PM: Does the neck pickup have an N on the back?
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: headcrash on July 26, 2025, 02:02:15 PM: Quote from: gregr on July 23, 2025, 01:47:20 PM
Does the neck pickup have an N on the back?

Nopes. It has an „F“ there, so it most likely is a bridge humbucker.
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: gregr on July 26, 2025, 04:33:00 PM: I was thinking Neck/Bridge but Front/Back could also be used to specify the location of each pickup.
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: headcrash on July 27, 2025, 06:25:32 AM: Quote from: gregr on July 26, 2025, 04:33:00 PM
I was thinking Neck/Bridge but Front/Back could also be used to specify the location of each pickup.

Good point :) While I have never heard of these terms being used by Dimarzio, I also don't consider myself an expert here :)

I was thinking to just buy the thing, because it’s cheap, but neither do I like the Tonezone, nor do I need one.
I was hoping for some OEM PU made for Music Man, since the lugs don’t have a thread, and some EBMM models like the AXIS series would need it like that…
Title: Re: 1990s B5 bridge humbucker
Post by: darkbluemurder on August 11, 2025, 09:21:33 AM: Best to E-Mail the DiMarzio Tech Support with pictures. They are usually quite quick to reply.

Good luck,
Stephan