Too Many Pickups

JT2

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Hey guys. My brother in-law was a luther and passed away sometime ago. Before he passed he gave me a couple boxes of assorted pickups. I'm happy with what I've got so they're useless to me. Problem is I don't know WTH they are. Some have resistance listed and some tagged from what they are apparently out of. I'm no expert so I'm stumped.

Any ideas? Just want to unload them but I'm concerned there may be some great ones in there.

Thanks for your help.

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Re: Too Many Pickups

theres a fair amount of stuff in there. do you have a multi meter?

where are you located?
 
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You have a mixture of collectible/valuable and cheap/nasty. Several genuine Gibson items in there.
 
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You have a mixture of collectible/valuable and cheap/nasty. Several genuine Gibson items in there.

Yeah I know. That's the issue. I know the obvious ones (if they're correctly marked). I'd like to identify them or unload the lot.
 
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What the heck is that bass pup that has the coils mounted top-to-top with the screws in between rather than coils side-by-side like all the buckers I'm familiar with?
 
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It is a de-covered EB mudbucker or copy.
 
Too Many Pickups

There is some good stuff in there, even if it doesn't work. I'd throw it on E-Bay as is and take whatever you get. You will, of course have interest here as well, and of course, I'd love to be in possession of that box myself. But if you have the time, you will do better on E-Bay.

I recognize clear-bobbin P-90's, which are late '60's IIRC. Some P-90 soapbar mounting/adjustment plates, which are great to have. Those Firebird pickups are pretty desirable. There is a Gibson bass humbucker in there (though I can't tell from the pix whether it is actually Gibson or not). There is an uncovered Gibson mini HB (or Epi N.Y. pickup).

You'd be surprised what you can get for old busted pickups on E-Bay. People get hooked in thinking they can restore them and get an old, coveted pickup for cheap, and they battle it out with true vintage collectors who need parts.

For instance, I put up a '73 P-Bass pickup with a dead coil. I took high quality photos, gave a brief and entirely truthful description, insisted that it was being sold as is for parts or repair only. That wasn't even a desirable year like some if the stuff you have, but the dorks bid it up to around $150.
 
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