Feffe Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I have a Gibson Explorer from 1980 with the 58" specs. Sometime during the 80s à previous owner changed the pickups to EMGs 81/85. Does anyone know what the original pups should be? T-tops or perhaps Dirty Fingers? Thanks // Feffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Should be Super Humbucking pickups I guess ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feffe Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Should be Super Humbucking pickups I guess ! Thank you! I´m planning a complete restoration. So the correct pick ups is a must have. Cheers // Feffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Are you saying that it is Korina wood? I have a mahogany one from 79. I am getting ready to pull one of the pick ups out of it tonight as it is reading very low and I will pull the cover off and tell you what type it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 meh, keep the EMGs Can't get any better than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I bought my 79 explorer new in 1980 and it has "tar back" epoxy-sealed humbuckers. The bridge pick up reads a little over 7.2k. The neck pickup is a different story and maybe having some issues in mine. It's still sounds great but it reads around 5.0. Bridge pick up is pretty dark sounding. But overall it has a good sound to it. I did see a tar back pick up like this for sale on eBay but it was not cheap.This is what the tar back looks like that is in my explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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