(modern) EB + Fender mudbucker

[gearHed289]

OK, which one of you is responsible for this? 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-eb-/252305942176?

[nofi]

the guy musta' used a pick made from a paint scrapper.

[Granny Gremlin]

My RD had the same damage when I got it (also marks on the neck pup from the roundwound strings hitting it).  There's some animals out there.

... and that ain't no Mudbucker (you can't talk to whales with it).

[Alanko]

More of a midsbucker, from my limited experience. Did Gibson put a thin-skin finish on those to appease the instant gratification crew who want to bullshit about all the gigs they (never) played by parading finish wear off like a badge of honour? 

[Psycho Bass Guy]

That's a big step backward from what was in there to start with. The Telebucker is mostly low midrange honk and distortion. A Gibson Sidewinder WOULD be interesting. ...and that finish "wear" is almost certainly damage from installing the pickup.

[veebass]

Hmm. that may be one of the more recent Telecaster Bass pickups. I found them a little "better behaved" than the originals.
The recent Telecaster Bass pickup is four conductor (never looked at the one in my 73 Tele) and so it may make some sense to use it if you preferred the sound of the Fender pickup over the original Gibson pickup.

[uwe]

Regression is a bad thing.

[Dave W]

Yep, it's a midsbucker all right, even placed right up against the neck.

All Gibson finishes are thin, even when they don't look to be. You can't blame Gibson for that kind of damage.

This gets me to thinking, maybe I'll rip out the stock pickups on my SG Standard and install three Telebass buckers. Fart-in-the-bathtub tone times three. Oh, and I'll add a preamp.