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Topic: old gibson pickup inquiry |
Blake Wilson
From:
Boulder CO, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2007 11:57 am |
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hi, my 50's gibson lap steel (unsure of the model; maybe a br9?) has this pickup installed. i'm wondering which pickup model it is, and whether other folks might install a newer pickup. i'm happy with the sound but i enjoy swapping out pickups.
regards,
blake
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 23 Oct 2007 1:26 pm
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It looks like a standard P-90 pickup to me. Gibson used essentially the same pickup on almost all their electric instruments from WWII through 1956, and still uses the today on some guitars. Many people swear by them as the best pickups ever.
If you take it out, can I have it? |
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Richard Sevigny
From:
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 24 Oct 2007 6:57 am
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I'm also a fan of the P90 sound... 
What would you swap it out with?
I don't know what some of these older Gibsons are worth, but I would avoid any modification that can't be undone later (put down the router...walk away from the guitar) 
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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