sherryhead
New member
I just received what were listed as Joe Bonamassa 1950 Broadcaster pickups but....They're Not. Anybody reading this who's into Joe's 50 Broadcaster pickups, by now knows what they're all about. My pickups just say Broadcaster under Model name, and the neck is alnico 2 while the bridge is alnico 5. These are certainly Custom Shop but Not the alnico 4 bridge and alnico 2 bridge I expected--the pickups JB demoed in that YT video. There seems to be general confusion online about these pickups. People are selling them as "Bonamassa" 1950 Broadcaster pickups, but they're just not. At first, I thought, maybe they've sold out of the OG, initial run of 250 and they're now offering these as the so-called Built-To-Order versions?! But, I don't think so--I'm seeing the real ones all over the internet, while I can't find these pickups I received today Anywhere! I wonder if these are also (unaffiliated w Joe) Ltd run pickups in their own right....or one-offs that someone ordered then sold them as Joe B.'s, thinking no one would notice, as they are kinda close? Thing that pisses me of is the 5 mag in the bridge. Anyways, thanks for reading and if anyone out there could shed light on why I can't find any info on them @ SD's website, YouTube....Sweetwater & Reverb are pushing these as legit Bonamassa pickups! What am I missing here?!
PS: For some reason, I can't upload the picture of the box these came in that has all the specs listed in handwriting. Maybe later. Sorry to ramble--All The Best!
PS: For some reason, I can't upload the picture of the box these came in that has all the specs listed in handwriting. Maybe later. Sorry to ramble--All The Best!
