Recent content by captbrad

I'm not asking how to work a meter. I'm ASE cert master tech/retired. I'm just looking for info other then Roy Buchanan EVH pickups that read open but work quite well! I have posted about these pickups before in another thread but not much help. So I wanted to give them a good test. I have...

Any idea's on who made this pickup? 1953 54 55 7.5 ohm's A-H-H on /off switch

Re: Very old pickup any idea's? Here's some pic's of period correct pickup and controls. The E 6576 pot is a stacked double. 2"1/4 spacing 4.0 ohms adjustable poles. I believe the first that were?

Re: Very old pickup any idea's? Just the original finish was removed but not by me! Who ever painted it blue and did this to a vintage guitar! It's a lot worse then pic show's! I have stripped paint and shellack from neck. Had to re-glue fingerboard due to lifting. I replaced the binding as...

This pickup was in a 1940's Epi when i bought it but its not Original to the guitar. 2"1/8 spacing 5.6 ohm's

Re: Pickup makes sound but no reading on ohms meter? Gibson 3x3 mini hum bucker inside view.

Re: Pickup makes sound but no reading on ohms meter? After wire in to my 1940 Zephyr and plugging it in I don't think I'm going to rewind these!

Just bought two vintage gibson made mini hum-buckers and both read open. Meter has been tested and working. I cked these pickups with all the settings. Connected cable and both produce sound by tapping on them or holding next to the strings. These are the 1446 Silvertone 3 by 3 mini buckers...