Brookfielder Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 In the process of "restoring" my '67 Melody Maker, I am deciding whether or not to use the pickups that were installed in it by the previous butcher who owned it. One is a common PAF style and the other is more interesting. The interesting one caught the attention of a guitar tech who looked at the guitar once and offered his services in exchange for the pickup. From the tone of his voice and the glint in his eye I suspected I had something cool here. I haven't been able to quickly fins a pickup that looks like this in a simple online search. Can anyone tell me exactly what this is? The metal housing of the pickup measures 2-9/16" x 1-1/8" x 9/16". Take a look: http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab194/brookfielder/IMG_6236.jpg http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab194/brookfielder/IMG_6240.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBlues Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Looks like a very old mini humbucker like this one... http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Gibson-Mini-Humbuckers-Circa-Early-70s_W0QQitemZ320488564533QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item4a9e9b6735 There are a lot of these for sale on ebay... The late 60's and early 70's ones sell for about $150-$250 each... The one you have has an engraved cover... That has got to be very rare... I don't recall seeing that ever on a mini... But I think the engraved covers were put out in the early 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 For sure a mini bucker, late 60's , early 70's (PAF # sticker), from a Les Paul Deluxe. I THINK that was the only time the cover was embossed with Gibson on it. If I'm wrong PLEASE correct me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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