Roadsong2 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) What is an original charlie christian pickup worth on todays market? ..last time I bought one was in the early 80s and paid 300$ for it from Gruhn Guitars..A steep price to pay back then.. Edited October 27, 2020 by Roadsong2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Go look up past sales on Reverb and Ebay. That should give you a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) The original Charlie Christian pickup was made with two large cobalt magnets wrapped with 38 gauge wire. The magnets had a tendency to loose magnetism, and they weighed a lot! They got that distinctive sound because of the combination of the wire and magnets. Newer editions are made with more modern materials but can replicate the sound petty well without the noise the originals were known for. Lollar makes a good copy and makes a model for hollow bodies and well as for solid bodies, https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-charlie-christian-pickups Edited October 28, 2020 by jaxson50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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