RobSG Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi first post here, I have a 69 SG Standard that I replace the T top pickups a while ago and was looking at the t top pickups and wanted to know why some are back to back some are front to front and some are just straight up, so if anyone knows why they made these different styles or the history behind the T Tops please let me know Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSG Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Nobody viewed this and no reply's ? why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I viewed it I didn't reply b/c I don't have a (legit) answer for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSG Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks I think there is some reason for the placement of the Ts on the pickups, I see all 3 different placements on e-bay for sale, one of my old pics of the Sg guitar theses came out of show the T tops opposite of each other was the neck rhythm pickup Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Thanks I think there is some reason for the placement of the Ts on the pickups, I see all 3 different placements on e-bay for sale, one of my old pics of the Sg guitar theses came out of show the T tops opposite of each other was the neck rhythm pickup Thanks Rob What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSG Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 So talking to others about the T-Top and why the Ts are in different positions, the best answer was because of the way the winding were done , Standard , Hot and Hotter Standard would be both Ts straight up Hot would be both Ts back to back Hotter would be face to face Another idea was from what year the were made Any other ideas ?????? Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 One site I trust says: 1965-1975 (note overlap with prior bullet point): T-top, "patent no." sticker, no longer has hole in bobbin showing wire, orange wire, short magnet, screws on bottom of base are usually slotted but could be phillips. "L" toolmark can be seen on early T-top pickups. They began by 1965 according to this guy but had the patent number on a decal. I have a guitar from 1979 that has them in it but the patent number is stamped on the base plate just like more modern-day pick ups. I don't believe you're going to find T tops after the late 70s or very early 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 PAF info Here's the link to some pretty accurate info on early PAF pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 So talking to others about the T-Top and why the Ts are in different positions, the best answer was because of the way the winding were done , Standard , Hot and Hotter Standard would be both Ts straight up Hot would be both Ts back to back Hotter would be face to face Another idea was from what year the were made Any other ideas ?????? Thanks Rob I have never heard about any of that before. Everything I read said something about the T being used is helping in the manufacturing process. What they said was it was to help the employees of Gibson line up the bobbins in the correct orientation. However that story doesn't make much sense considering what you're saying. However, both my pick ups look like one of yours in the picture with the T's facing opposite each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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