Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

[Lucius Paisley]

Currently looking at buying a guitar, clearly they're not the original pickups - Ibanez Gio don't have a model with covered pickups that I know of.

The photo is a little blurred, maybe worn, I'm just hoping maybe something about the signature might jump out at somebody.

It's only selling for $80, so I'm not too fussed at the moment, except I'd like to know more about these before deciding to buy.

Thanks.

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

I could be wrong but they look like Dave Mustaine Live Wires to me. Heavily worn, but that’s cool.

https://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Dave-Mustaine-set-Black-Nickel-LW-Must.png

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

Yep, that's definitely what they are. Good eye. Thanks.

It's just a pity they're not really what I'm looking for, guess I'll give them the bad news.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

If you like the guitar why not buy it? If it turns out that you don't like the pup it's easy to replace. Seems like a good price for a guitar with a Live Wires pup

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

The pickups alone are worth $80....go ahead and buy it.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

If you like the guitar why not buy it? If it turns out that you don't like the pup it's easy to replace. Seems like a good price for a guitar with a Live Wires pup

It wasn't about the guitar. I wanted the pickups, if they were anything else and passive, for my Ibanez LP copy. I don't want to route the body of that guitar for actives... because reasons.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

The pickups alone are worth $80....go ahead and buy it.

Then it just becomes more pieces I'll never use. I'm trying to knock that off.

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

It wasn't about the guitar. I wanted the pickups, if they were anything else and passive, for my Ibanez LP copy. I don't want to route the body of that guitar for actives... because reasons.

The Gio is a low end model with pickups probably made in Korea. So it’s not like they are great pickups. Same thing you can buy for $18 on the Internet.

The Ibanez branded pickups in the more expensive models are made by DiMarzio.


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[Ayrton]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

Live WIres wont fit into normal routes?

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

The Gio is a low end model with pickups probably made in Korea. So it’s not like they are great pickups. Same thing you can buy for $18 on the Internet.

The Ibanez branded pickups in the more expensive models are made by DiMarzio.


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Uh... thanks?

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

Live WIres wont fit into normal routes?

Need a place to put the battery that isn't the control pocket.

 

[Lucius Paisley]

Re: Can Anybody Help Identify This Pickup?

Okay, everybody, got my answer. Case closed.