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Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: amptech on December 14, 2015, 07:19:06 AM

Title: Pickup kit
Post by: amptech on December 14, 2015, 07:19:06 AM

So gibson offered pickup kits back in the day?
Didn't know!

Just saw this on the bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Project-Vintage-Gibson-Les-Paul-Bass-Pickup-Kit-Covers-Bobbins-Ring-1970s-NOS-/221966581499?hash=item33ae3d3efb:g:YUMAAOSwNphWa7lM

Title: Re: Pickup kit
Post by: Granny Gremlin on December 14, 2015, 08:19:46 AM

I don't think they were offerred commercially no.  More likely this is their in house overstock from way back/Kalamazoo junk selloff.

I'd be really interested in that - handy for rev-engineering those LoZ pups, but that price it too high (for me, it's probably worth almost that much).

Title: Re: Pickup kit
Post by: Basvarken on December 14, 2015, 08:23:00 AM

Definitely overpriced

Title: Re: Pickup kit
Post by: Dave W on December 14, 2015, 10:01:30 PM

Quote from: Granny Gremlin on December 14, 2015, 08:19:46 AM

I don't think they were offerred commercially no.  More likely this is their in house overstock from way back/Kalamazoo junk selloff.

I'd be really interested in that - handy for rev-engineering those LoZ pups, but that price it too high (for me, it's probably worth almost that much).

I agree. This has got to be from the Kalamazoo parts bin. Gibson didn't sell pickup kits.

No magnets or wire? Way too high.