Notes_Norton Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 First a little background... I bought my 2001 MIK (Peerless) Casino used. When I bought it, I noticed the Kluson tuners were replaced with Grovers (nice job, too). When I replaced the vol/tone knobs and the pup switch cover, I discovered that the previous owner changed those parts to US sized parts. I always wondered if he changed the pickups too since my Epiphone sounds a little hotter and brighter than my1970 Gibson ES-330 when they are plugged in. I developed a rattle, a loose dog-ear screw under the pickguard (where else?) and since I had to remove the PG and tighten the dog ear screw anyway, I decided to take it off to see if it said Epiphone, Gibson or anything else underneath. What I found was simply plain, dull gray metal with no names, numbers or anything else on it. So I put the guitar back together, waxed the guitar, replaced the strings, tuned it up, checked the intonation, and put it back on the stand, ready to be played while the strings stretch in preparation for our next gig. So the pup question is still a mystery to me. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Wouldn't be surprised if the stock Epiphone pickups are hotter than the ones on your ES-330. I doubt Epiphone tried to match an ES-330 or a Casino from the 60's, they just went with a pickup manufacturer that gave them a low price and sounded good and the stockers do sound good. My Casino (2003 Peerless) was purchased new and I had a look at the neck pickup; like yours, there is no name or number anywhere on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Notes this is just a guess...but most people who go to the trouble to change "the guts" on an Epi do so in conjunction with a pickup swap. It sounds like the previous owner upgraded the guitar and I would guess he did the pickups as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 As far as I can tell MIK/MIC Epiphone PUs always use(d) brass baseplates. Nowadays they have the Epiphone logo engraved, but up till a few years ago they didn't. By comparison my Seymour Duncan and Gibson P90s have a metal/gray baseplate(alltho one of the SDs is stamped the other is not with no markings or labels whatsoever). Maybe if you could measure the resistance with a Multimeter it ought to tell you something... The standard Epiphone P90(MIK or MIC) is 8.8K The Elitist or Lennon Casino (USA) P90 is 8.1K The Gibson P90 on your ES-330 is 7.7K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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