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'78 Les Paul Questions (Please Help)


MadHatter

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Hello all,

 

I'm new this forum and I'm also the proud new owner of one beat to hell, heavily modified 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom. I purchased this guitar for $1000 and am generally happy with the purchase. The feel of the neck is amazing as the finish is coming off. My main question however is:

 

Can anyone identify the pickups in this guitar? I cannot seem to find anything. They're fairly unique looking and I haven't come across them anywhere else. I'm almost positive they are not Gibson pickups, which makes me feel better about replacing them (way to dark for my tastes). I was thinking about dropping some Bare Knuckle Mules in there. Thank you for your time and letting me display my baby.

 

I also emailed Gibson's customer service and found out that this guitar was manufactured on the 323rd day of 1978 in Kalamazoo, MI so it is an authentic Gibson.

 

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I don't recognize them but they should be easily identified by the bobbins or cover or whatever you'd call it. I can't say I've ever seen ones like that. The closest I've ever seen was on Dimarzio Model One bass pickups (obviouslly not the case here).

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