jgudy13 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hey Guys, Anyone here that can tell me what these are? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hey Guys, Anyone here that can tell me what these are? Thanks in advance Gibson P.A.F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hello! These can be '57 Classics, or any of the Burstbuckers, including Custombuckers. Please measure the DC Resistance. That would help identifying it. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 ... These can be '57 Classics, or any of the Burstbuckers, including Custombuckers. I don't feel we've been given nearly enough info to make this assumption. First of all, in the early 70's there were no such "reissue" pickups. Second, upon detailed inspection (magnifying glass on photo), the sticker say "Patent No XXX", not "Patent Applied For". Are these original to the guitar? They look awful clean and pristine, so I'm going to assume they're replacements. Typical early 70's pickups would have had the Pat. No. engraved into the baseplate. So we have probable replacement pickups with Pat. No. stickers of black and gold foil to "mimic" the original "PAF" stickers. I don't know what they are, but I'm pretty sure what they're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hello Larry! You are right! I didn't see the "early 70s" written in the subtitle. Excuse me! Please ignore my post. Best wishes... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I don't feel we've been given nearly enough info to make this assumption. First of all, in the early 70's there were no such "reissue" pickups. Second, upon detailed inspection (magnifying glass on photo), the sticker say "Patent No XXX", not "Patent Applied For". Are these original to the guitar? They look awful clean and pristine, so I'm going to assume they're replacements. Typical early 70's pickups would have had the Pat. No. engraved into the baseplate. So we have probable replacement pickups with Pat. No. stickers of black and gold foil to "mimic" the original "PAF" stickers. I don't know what they are, but I'm pretty sure what they're not. Larry are you saying that sticker may be part of a fakery so that the average guitar player would see the patent sticker BS and assume it is a P.A.F. PU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgudy13 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 I don't feel we've been given nearly enough info to make this assumption. First of all, in the early 70's there were no such "reissue" pickups. Second, upon detailed inspection (magnifying glass on photo), the sticker say "Patent No XXX", not "Patent Applied For". Are these original to the guitar? They look awful clean and pristine, so I'm going to assume they're replacements. Typical early 70's pickups would have had the Pat. No. engraved into the baseplate. So we have probable replacement pickups with Pat. No. stickers of black and gold foil to "mimic" the original "PAF" stickers. I don't know what they are, but I'm pretty sure what they're not. According to Gruhn the engraving didn't appear until 75, this is a 74 355. It is a pristine instrument for being 40+ years old. I have no reason to believe they aren't the original pickups. That's all I've been able to put together so far. The guitar belonged to my late father in law and saw very little use. My mother in law is looking to sell it and I'm trying to gather all of the information I can about it to accurately list it for sale. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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