Are these Thunderbird or Gibson guitar pickups?

[bobyoung]

Anyone ever see these before? The seller says they are Gibson pickups, they look more like guitar pickups to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250416585768&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

[Dave W]

Those look like Gibson TB Plus pickups for a 90s-00s Les Paul Standard Bass. I can see how someone would think that TB Plus = Thunderbird. These fit a standard guitar humbucker rout. I think the insides are identical to the black plastic covered TB Plus in the modern Thunderbird.

[OldManC]

Be sure they're not the Epiphone LP pickups that look the same. I saw those the other day and was tempted to pop the BIN, but without knowing whether they're Gibson or Epi, I don't want to chance it.

A pic of the back of the pickups would define which ones they are. The Epi ones have a brass plate backing, while the Gibson ones are exposed, potted coils (like the wider looking Thunderbird pickups).

[doombass]

So the Epi also uses braided wire?

[OldManC]

So the Epi also uses braided wire?

Good call. I should have opened the parts box before I posted. I just went and checked and the Epi pickups have plastic over wire (not braided).

[bobyoung]

Those wires look like they're braided when you enlarge the picture.

[uwe]

Leftovers from the deleted LP Standard and Doublecut lines. Though it seems that they are using them again on the Grabber II.

[doombass]

The BIN price was fair for the pair. When Gibson still sold them as spares they asked 180$.