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    Great spotting, I just looked at two different ads and they both stated that they come with SSL-5 pickups. Thanks so much for your...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    As much as I like the SH2 (I've currently a neck one in an Explorer) and albeit I've found it almost as good sounding in a Godin LGTX...
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    An Edwards SRV guitar was sold on Reverb as hosting 3 Duncan SSL5's and it makes sense in this case (DCR being slightly lower for the...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Milder than TV Jones Classic?.
    Not surprised by your experience. If it was for me, I'd try lower and higher cap values than those of this 2d position and I wouldn't...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    It's for people that I do efforts to help online, personally. Not for pickups. :-) That said and to come back on topic... -one of the...
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    freefrog reacted to Sam SG's post in the thread Dating Gibson T Top with Like Like.
    Either way ill probably just do my usual. Stick it in the hole turn the screws see what it sounds. If i ever put it in anything anyways.
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    freefrog commented on skelt101's profile post.
    Hi fellow member, Maybe a series cap would work but TBH, I don't tend to use such components for what you want. PM for more info: I...
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    freefrog reacted to hamerfan's post in the thread Dating Gibson T Top with Like Like.
    Looks black and matte like a ceramic, tests like a ceramic, then its maybe a standard sized ceramic magnet. In the years before Mr...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    Well, it might be a ceramic bar, then. Not necessarily a bad thing - but I'm not sure of my own feelings about that in this case: it...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    Ok, thx for the information. Being a dad myself, I tend to see such parts inherited from the past as precious. ;-) I was wondering...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    Yes. And my old eyes have a hard time to decipher your lateral pic but it makes me wonder what is the magnet...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    I'm the first to appreciate precision but the lack of it in my first answer wasn't due only to my blury memories (even if, well...
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    freefrog reacted to hamerfan's post in the thread Dating Gibson T Top with Like Like.
    Second half of 1967 to 1975: Patent number pickups with poly wire and white and black leads, T-top bobbins, "patent no." sticker, no...
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    freefrog replied to the thread Dating Gibson T Top.
    If the coils have the regular black bobbins with a T, watch the baseplate. If it has a glued sticker with patent number, it's from the...
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    freefrog reacted to Mincer's post in the thread Pearly bridge with 59 hybrid neck?? with Like Like.
    The Hybrid is a great pickup for the bridge, but I am not sure I would like it in the neck.
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