mr newhaven Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 hey everyone... i posted this on the gibson pick-up section but to no avail...i figure ill try here... i have a VM and love it dearly! i recently saw a pic of an old gibson... and it had humbucker covers with the "gibson" logo etched into them...it looked very cool... and i wanted to find a pair to put over my BBucker Pros... anyone know what i am talking about and where i can find them?? thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I guess some of the collector members will know... Ive seen some here in the forum. Most of them were mini humbuckers tho. I dont think that part (logo cover) is made anymore, or even if it was sold at all (I think they came with the pickup/guitar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They were actually stamped into the covers during production. Freddy King had a set on a 355. I remember seeing them on full-size humbuckers, mainly on gold hardware models, in the '70s and they occasionally come up, usually still attached to the p'ups, on ebay. I don't think Gibson currently offer them as spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr newhaven Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 wow! you guys are great in terms of your response times! this is why i keep coming to this forum like 343 times a day! it sucks though because i think both of you are right! why is it so hard to just stamp that on a bunch of covers...throw it up on your site...and if they sell its like extra money... if gibson can offer the standard covers why not charge like 10 bucks more for the stamped ones...i'd buy it...and im sure others would too! i bet its so they can keep those 70's models collectible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I doubt Gibson is interested in keeping old guitars collectible except so that they can keep charging extra for reissues. I have no idea what the demand is for those covers but you can bet that Gibson would be offering them if the demand was high enough. If they did make them, I suspect that they'd mainly be an item that they'd use for reissues and there's a much bigger market for 50's reissues than there is for Norlin era Gibsons. If I were you, I'd watch Ebay and see if they turn up either as just covers or the entire pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I dont know... there are some parts gibson has never sold, maybe they think is not worth it (for them to make any part they have to be sure they will actually sell more than a million of them, I supose). I love some gibson parts but they are made in chrome and gold only... and I want them in nickel... but they just dont make them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The "Gibson" embossed pickups were use from late '70 through '72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 "Gibson" stamped Humbucker covers arrived the same year "Made IN USA" stamp arrived. It was a response to the flood on the market of Asian Gibson clones in the early 1970's (Ibanez, Univox, Aria, Electra) It lasted roughly 2 years 1970-1972. At the time, most players felt these stamped covers detracted from the Classic Gibson esthetics, so the practice was abandoned in mid 1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgTime Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Goddamn communists (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynadude Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have no idea where this seller is located, but it's a start. http://www.gt-parts-supply.com/gt_parts_list_vintage.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 hey everyone... i posted this on the gibson pick-up section but to no avail...i figure ill try here... i have a VM and love it dearly! i recently saw a pic of an old gibson... and it had humbucker covers with the "gibson" logo etched into them...it looked very cool... and i wanted to find a pair to put over my BBucker Pros... anyone know what i am talking about and where i can find them?? thanks in advance... Here they are - but get ready for some sticker shock: http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=1901591 ttfn 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdman Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They have to be smoking crack to ask that much for them covers.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 $400 for covers???? smack me on the *** and call me sally...i'd rather buy the stetsbar and save $100 but maybe thats just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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