max2343 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 How can you tell for Sure if you Got a Shaw Era Pickup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 They would look something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 What exactly is a Shaw Era pickup, and what significance does it have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 OK here is what I know about Tim Shaw Pickups Shaw PAF were made between 1980 to 1987. Between 1980 to 1984 the pickups had the Engrave PAT # 2 737 842 on them with Ink stamp numbers. The Ink Stamp numbers works like this. The first three numbers are indication of fro the Neck and Bridge. example like these: 137/138 372/373 498/499 The last three indicated the month and year they were made. Mine are the 498 581 and 499 581 which means that mine were made in the May of 1981. Now between 1985 to 1987 pickups didn't have ink stamp numbers anymore they had a Silver sticker in place. All the Pickups have Nickle Covers on them. I am working on getting more info out such as what guitars have the Alnico 2 Magnets and which ones have the Alnico 5 Magnets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Here someone else contact Tim Shaw through Fender http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/pickups/58293-straight-tim-shaws-mouth.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 So These 1183's and 184's are just Dates and the 403 & 404's are What? Any Ideas? They Sound Like Low Resistance Humbuckers. Real Sweet and Well Rounded and not like the Newer Dirtyfingers That lack any low or Mids I'm thinking they might be Shaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 So These 1183's and 184's are just Dates and the 403 & 404's are What? Any Ideas? They Sound Like Low Resistance Humbuckers. Real Sweet and Well Rounded and not like the Newer Dirtyfingers That lack any low or Mids I thinking they might be Shaws. 403 is the neck pickup 404 is the Bridge pickup 1183 is November 1983 184 is January 1984 and yes they are Tim Shaw pickups. Have you take the multi-meter to the DC Resistance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 So How to you Know These are Tim Shaw Pickups? They Don't Have the Right #'s. Can you Tell me How you Have Identified them as Shaws? Is it just the Date of them. If they are Shaws, They Should be Pretty Rare to Be like a Dirtyfingers Without Covers and Both rows that are Adjustable, Right Anyways Yea I got a Meter or Two but I got to Snip a Cord to get the Readings on the Guitar While they are Hooked up/ Soldered in. I'll do that tomorrow. Anyways Thanx's Man for the Help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 See the picture of the pickup that I posted above that matches. The numbers are the first three are nothing more then batch numbers to indicated which position they go into. The other three numbers are the indicator of the month and year your pickups were made in. Yes they are rare as since they haven't been made since 1987. The Manufacturing started in 1980. Might I ask what guitar this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Ha. I'll have a Photo in a Minute Posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 1984 Explorer Designer Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Nice looking guitar. Oh by the way, want to if you really truely have Tim Shaw PAF here is links to Ned's Guitar Shed on Gear Base http://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-shaw-paf-1981-nickel-gold-zebra-blon# Enlarge the pictures and you can see the different variety of Tim Shaw pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Thanx's now I just got to try and find out if its Mahogany or Alder Body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 That you would have to contact Gibson about By the way I put the serial number on guitar in the http://www.guitardaterproject.org/gibson.aspx and your guitar was made on February 15th, 1984 at the Gibson Nashville Plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Wow the Dude Dosen't Have a Shaw Dirtyfingers Set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 That you would have to contact Gibson about By the way I put the serial number on guitar in the http://www.guitardaterproject.org/gibson.aspx and your guitar was made on February 15th' date=' 1984 at the Gibson Nashville Plant. [/quote'] Yea its a 84 and I emailed Gibson to Try and Find out if they can tell me what its made out of. I think its Adler and with the Pickups in it Sounds real Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Nope he doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2343 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'd love to Have one of those Gold Sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Yeah well you better be ready to pony up some $$$.$$ if want to get some additional Tim Shaw PAF's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp74 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I had a 59 flametop ri ( think thats what they were calling it when they came out in the early 80s.) The only guitar I regret selling. Its my avatar pic. It had the Shaw pickups and you could get that Money For Nothing tone all day. I think Knoffler had an 84 ri to record that song. I would not mind haveing a set for my 74 but the prices are getting out of hand. btw first post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghesus Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I have a Shaw that has 393 1281 stamped on it. It measures 7.4k ohms. Is it a neck or bridge pickup? I was told it was a 498T from the guy I bought it from but it seems as it may be the neck pickup. It came out of a 83' LP Custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yeah that is Tim Shaw PAF 7.4K sound like Neck pickup. That would be my guess could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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