Gibson pickup ID

[Blille]

Howdy. I’m clueless about Gibson pickups and I’m being offered these in a trade. Apart from looking legit, any way to ID them without a DCR reading? They have 4 wires.

 

[Chris Pile]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Right off hand, I'd say those aren't Gibson units...

 

[hamerfan]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Left Off hand, they are legit Gibsons with the stamped baseplates. I see its one bridge pickup and one neck pickup, beceause of the different string spacing of the screw coils. For more you need readings.

 

[GilmourD]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Right off hand, I'd say those aren't Gibson units...

They have the Gibson logo etched into the baseplate, so...

Unfortunately, though, they all use basically the same parts outside of how they're wound, so a resistance reading and a look at the magnets will tell you what you've got.

 

[EmiAba]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Without the dcr reading it is hard to name those pickups. They seem legit to me and they should be two of the following: 490r, 490t, 496r, 498t, 500t. All those pickups have the brained wire if factory installed. Otherwise they came always with 4 wires

 

[Adieu]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Visibly Fspaced bridge so 21st century

 

[dystrust]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Visibly Fspaced bridge so 21st century

Not necessarily. I'm pretty sure the 490 / 500T series has had an F-spaced bridge since the early 90s.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Not necessarily. I'm pretty sure the 490 / 500T series has had an F-spaced bridge since the early 90s.

Close enough.

And 490's and 500's ain't particularly collectible anyway

 

[Blille]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Thanks everybody!

Like I said I’m clueless about Gibsons so all of this was helpful.

I’ll most likely proceed with the trade and get back here with some DCR readings to narrow it further.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

This is a guess based on my pile of pickups -but they look like a 490R and 490T pair to me.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Yah, with DCR readings you'll be able to ID them. But not without.

 

[EmiAba]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Post 1998 Gibsons have a wider strings space, this means that a F spaced pickup is suggested.

The only pickup among those listed to take into consideration is the 500T

 

[allbutromeo]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

If you peel back the tape on the bridge pickup you'd be able to tell right away if it's a 500T, they have double thick magnets, and a three magnet setup instead of spacers on the outside

 

[Blille]

Gibson pickup ID

Made the trade!

They both measure around 8k and this is what the magnet situation looks like underneath one:

So 490R and 490T?

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Made the trade!

They both measure around 8k and this is what the magnet situation looks like underneath one:

So 490R and 490T?

Yes.

 

[EmiAba]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Made the trade!

They both measure around 8k and this is what the magnet situation looks like underneath one:

So 490R and 490T?

I guess so

 

[Blille]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

Thanks for confirming. Going to the trading post.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

This is a guess based on my pile of pickups -but they look like a 490R and 490T pair to me.

DCR measurements pfffffffffft .

use you useless knowledge of piles of Gibson stock pickups in your garage fellas! I have WAAAY too many.

What do I win? :lmao:

 

[Blille]

Re: Gibson pickup ID

DCR measurements pfffffffffft .

use you useless knowledge of piles of Gibson stock pickups in your garage fellas! I have WAAAY too many.

What do I win? :lmao:

A lot of peer respect!