Pat Pickups (T Top or Earlier) Help IDing

[staceyzz]

I bought a homemade, 1970s Electric guitar, and found these pickups inside which I believe to be 1960s Gibson Pat Pickkups...? Anyway to confirm. One pickup measures 7.42, the other 6.90

 

[staceyzz]

OK, I took the cover off of one, here is what I found... It is a Pre T top...

L tooling marks, maple spacer, reddish copper bobbin wire, black/white bobbin lead.. So what era/year would this be...?

 

[garywright]

a rainy Monday 1964

 

[staceyzz]

Thanks Gary,...

 

[garywright]

:salude

 

[garywright]

btw..not sure what’s up with the plastics coated lead :hmm

or chrome covers..

 

[Aloha_Ark]

Unusual wiring could be a repair due to a rewind. Can we see what the tape looks like under blacklight?

Would be nice if this could be authenticated as a pre-T top patent number pickup.

 

[akkermanfan]

OK, I took the cover off of one, here is what I found... It is a Pre T top...

L tooling marks, maple spacer, reddish copper bobbin wire, black/white bobbin lead.. So what era/year would this be...?

Hi staceyzz, could you please explain what the L tooling mark are, do you mean the corners ? Thanks, akkermanfan

 

[corpse]

Chrome was the plating choice of the LSLP- my 69 had chrome covers on the replaced T Tops (that came from somewhere).

 

[Wilko]

That is a Pre-T pat number pickup. early to mid 60s these were made. Plastic lead is not common. Under 7 is a real low number for one of these.

 

[corpse]

That is a Pre-T pat number pickup. early to mid 60s these were made. Plastic lead is not common. Under 7 is a real low number for one of these.

6.9 would tell me something is wrong- likely corrosion in a winding.