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Dear Gibson,

Could you please verify me that this pickup is genuine or not?

thank you

 

Well being Mr. Gibson won't reply here's the answer for you..

YES that is a GIBSON LPJ 490R Pickup

Here is a thread from MyLesPaulForum where I saw about them last week..

Ancient Gibson Secret... Huh? LPJ Covered Pups Revealed

I wasn't aware of this type of cover before I read that thread..

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It can be very tough to ID Gibson humbuckers. I have a pair I think are 490R/498T because I read that online when I bought my Studio LP in 2009 but they are both unmarked pickups. I am not 100% sure they aren't Burst Buckers. There was some erroneous info placed online and disseminated to dealerships in 2009 which cast doubt on what they are. There is no way to be sure if they are 490/498 or BBs. Completely unmarked. I have no idea how to tell a chrome cased BB from chrome cased 490s.

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