PoorMan
MoneyForNothingologist
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2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
- Thread starter Diocletian
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80's_Metal
Underglazed Hair Metalologist
Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
If I had that pickup I would swap it out for a used SH-6. . . . straight across.
If I had that pickup I would swap it out for a used SH-6. . . . straight across.
Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
Sounds a lot like someone doesnt know what to do with money...
From my point of view.... that is ridiculous to pay that much for a guitar pickup.
Seymour Duncan could do an exact copy of it. And remember,in the 60´s , this pickup was new... not 40 years old (if it is really from the 60´s).
So, in the records, all gear was new at the time. They didn´t use gear from the 20´s in the 60´s
Sounds a lot like someone doesnt know what to do with money...
From my point of view.... that is ridiculous to pay that much for a guitar pickup.
Seymour Duncan could do an exact copy of it. And remember,in the 60´s , this pickup was new... not 40 years old (if it is really from the 60´s).
So, in the records, all gear was new at the time. They didn´t use gear from the 20´s in the 60´s
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TheArchitect
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Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
So, spending 2k on a pickup to restore a vintage guitar to original that will increase its value by 5-10k easily is dumb thing to do eh? I guarantee a Duncan replica will not accomplish this.
Lets keep the bigger picture in mind here
Sounds a lot like someone doesnt know what to do with money...
From my point of view.... that is ridiculous to pay that much for a guitar pickup.
Seymour Duncan could do an exact copy of it. And remember,in the 60´s , this pickup was new... not 40 years old (if it is really from the 60´s).
So, in the records, all gear was new at the time. They didn´t use gear from the 20´s in the 60´s
So, spending 2k on a pickup to restore a vintage guitar to original that will increase its value by 5-10k easily is dumb thing to do eh? I guarantee a Duncan replica will not accomplish this.
Lets keep the bigger picture in mind here
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TheArchitect
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Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
I was not considering that option. You are correct about it. :fing2:
But, sonically speaking it is probably not worth it. That´s just my opinion.
I was not considering that option. You are correct about it. :fing2:
But, sonically speaking it is probably not worth it. That´s just my opinion.
Wattage
High Voltologist
80's_Metal
Underglazed Hair Metalologist
Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
Ok maybe a set of SH-6's then. . . .
utahere:
tell you what, you buy that rusty ol pup and give it to me free. . . I will swap it out to anyone for a matched set of SH-6's DEAL???
Ok maybe a set of SH-6's then. . . .
utahere:tell you what, you buy that rusty ol pup and give it to me free. . . I will swap it out to anyone for a matched set of SH-6's DEAL???
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wanmei1
New member
Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
Every day between these years there was no consistency at all.
In 1965 Gibson standardised the output to 7.5k for their humbuckers.
from the late 1950's up until 1965 each pickup was wound anywhere from 7.4k to 8.4k.
Every day between these years there was no consistency at all.
In 1965 Gibson standardised the output to 7.5k for their humbuckers.
Diocletian
BrandNewGlossologist
Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
Bigger picture? How ironic.
Credit crunch, world hunger, unemployment at massive levels - and one pickup can be worth thousands of pounds?
Bigger picture?
This is exactly the sort of garbage that CAUSED the credit crunch - capitalism gone mad, and people with too much money, while the poor get poorer to feed some guy's vintage guitar collection.
Ha ha, this has gotten political, normally I don't give a crap about this stuff! :bigthumb:
Bigger picture? How ironic.
Credit crunch, world hunger, unemployment at massive levels - and one pickup can be worth thousands of pounds?
Bigger picture?
This is exactly the sort of garbage that CAUSED the credit crunch - capitalism gone mad, and people with too much money, while the poor get poorer to feed some guy's vintage guitar collection.
Ha ha, this has gotten political, normally I don't give a crap about this stuff! :bigthumb:
deliriumtrigger
New member
Re: 2 grand for ONE PICKUP?!
People have been collecting vintage ______'s for many, many, many years before the current economic crisis. I don't think vintage collectibles caused the economic crisis, although that's an entirely separate discussion that's not worth getting into here.
The pickup is valuable because it is an original. Those saying "such and such pickup would be cheaper and sound better" just don't get it. Why is the original Declaration of Independence so valuable? A reprint would be much easier to read, and an accurate copy would fool most people anyway...
People have been collecting vintage ______'s for many, many, many years before the current economic crisis. I don't think vintage collectibles caused the economic crisis, although that's an entirely separate discussion that's not worth getting into here.
The pickup is valuable because it is an original. Those saying "such and such pickup would be cheaper and sound better" just don't get it. Why is the original Declaration of Independence so valuable? A reprint would be much easier to read, and an accurate copy would fool most people anyway...
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