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Title: 1967 Gibson EB Humbucker Pickup - Plastic Pickup Spacer/Ring?
Post by: dc10bass on December 12, 2015, 02:23:27 PM

Group,

Does anyone have information on the plastic pickup spacer/ring that was sandwiched between the neck pickup cover and the body? Gibson started using them in 1967?
...NOT the plastic surround Gibson started using in 1970.

Seen here...
https://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-eb-0-eb-2-eb-3-bass-humbu-1967-chrome

Are these for sale anywhere?

Thanks!
Curt

Title: Re: 1967 Gibson EB Humbucker Pickup - Plastic Pickup Spacer/Ring?
Post by: Granny Gremlin on December 14, 2015, 06:43:12 AM

Those were not used on EBs before 66 (nickel pup covers) and then by the time slotheads came out, the ring changed to be less a spacer and more of a mounting ring like regular geetar PAFs.  That mounting ring design was carried through to the series IIs so there was only like 3-4 model years where that spacer could have been used.  Never seen one for sale on it's own.  It's just black plastic sheet though so super simple to repro with a handheld jigsaw;you don't even need an original as a template, just a mudbucker cover to trace.