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1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« on: March 16, 2010, 01:02:10 PM »
Seen this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pair-REAL-1963-1965-Gibson-Thunderbird-pickups-NICKEL_W0QQitemZ370350386041QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item563a9a6b79

the seller has also a bridge. Could be interesting for you guys. A little too expensive for me :sad:
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2010, 01:03:36 PM »
More and more I think Mark's "nagging(for lack of a better term, I love ya Mark!)" about the Lull pickups is coming true: Why not just bypass the "what-ifs" of old pups and get the Lulls which were reverse engineered and guaranteed to work?
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« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2010, 01:08:45 PM »
I'd agree with that.  Vintage sound is what I'm looking for, but the prices are getting nuts.  I'm happy that I found one of those old Gibson pups for $125 a couple years ago, just waiting for a home in the BaCHBird.  At the point where you can get a Lull (or a Dark Star, or a Lollar Precision pickup), the price of vintage doesn't seem sensible any more.  The only thing I can see those in is a faithful restoration.
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2010, 01:22:20 PM »
That would be a ton of $$$ for the pickups, surround and screws from this guy. $909 is way more than I'm willing to spend for all of that. I know, it's vintage. Still more than I could or would spend.
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2010, 02:38:52 PM »


 ???

 Aren't those the ones that were just up?

Hopefully someone else on this forum (Uwe  ;)) will buy some Lulls to back me up about how good they are......... Even if I had a '63 carcass that needed pups I'd buy Lulls for it as he matches them to a set with 8k neck and 9k bridge output.
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« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2010, 02:56:52 PM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on March 16, 2010, 02:38:52 PM

Hopefully someone else on this forum (Uwe  ;)) will buy some Lulls to back me up about how good they are.........

My only problem is lack of funds, otherwise I would. But when I could buy another BaCHbird for the price of two Lulls....well..... ;)
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2010, 03:07:19 PM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on March 16, 2010, 02:38:52 PM

 ???

 Aren't those the ones that were just up?

Hopefully someone else on this forum (Uwe  ;)) will buy some Lulls to back me up about how good they are......... Even if I had a '63 carcass that needed pups I'd buy Lulls for it as he matches them to a set with 8k neck and 9k bridge output.

At some point I will..............................I should test my '69 I bet it is hotter than 9k. I got one SD back it was over 10k, more in line with my '69. Another one came in at................. oh crap I can't recall exactly I'll have to look for the spec sheet, something like 7k.
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2010, 03:13:52 PM »
Quote from: bassvirtuoso on March 16, 2010, 02:56:52 PM
My only problem is lack of funds, otherwise I would. But when I could buy another BaCHbird for the price of two Lulls....well..... ;)

 Think of quality and quantity going hand in hand. I'd rather have a few less "better" basses.

 
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« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2010, 03:33:42 PM »
Blimey... coming from you, that's almost shocking...  :o  ;)
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2010, 08:09:07 PM »
I'm buying them...Just as soon as someone bids on my 1966 Guild  Jetstar Bass I have up there!!!!
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« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2010, 08:16:50 PM »
May put them in this!!!
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2010, 02:17:26 AM »
Quote from: tore00 on March 16, 2010, 01:02:10 PM
Seen this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pair-REAL-1963-1965-Gibson-Thunderbird-pickups-NICKEL_W0QQitemZ370350386041QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item563a9a6b79

the seller has also a bridge. Could be interesting for you guys. A little too expensive for me :sad:

This sellers prices are a bit (maybe a lot) optomistic. Probably why all these parts didn't sell last week. Fifty bucks for 3 pickup screws?
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2010, 08:04:33 AM »
Quote from: the mojo hobo on March 17, 2010, 02:17:26 AM
This sellers prices are a bit (maybe a lot) optomistic. Probably why all these parts didn't sell last week. Fifty bucks for 3 pickup screws?

Even my luthier, with his box full of old screws, doesn't get crazy about things like screws.  He's been known to just give me a few when I need them.  And a screw is a screw is a screw.  It's kind of like selling "vintage" brake shoes.
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Re: 1963-1965 Gibson Thunderbird pickups NICKEL
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2010, 05:50:01 AM »
Quote from: TBird1958 on March 16, 2010, 02:38:52 PM
Hopefully someone else on this forum (Uwe  ;)) will buy some Lulls to back me up about how good they are.........

Hopefully this year I'll be getting some Lulls to put in a Black Fenderbird.
...I'm sure there just about dead on.
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