Who makes a T-Top replica?

[JRW8214@AOL.COM]

Yup thats why i did it. Kim Simmonds used one on the early Savoy Brown albums too, i think. And i like his tone. And of course Andy Powell from Wishbone Ash. Although i think he put pafs in his as soon as he got it.

 

[andrewflour]

andrew...ttops have the five or the two?

T-Tops have short AlNiCo 5 magnet. It's about .125" instead of .150". The 490R/T instead have A2. As said before, they are identical except for the mag and wax potting (not big problems though)

 

[retrobob]

Find a broken T top for cheap and have it re-wound by Fralin.

Just my 2 cents. eace2

 

[bigtomrodney]

You can get a good Angus AC/DC sound with that pickup but it does sound different than a T-Top. I would describe the Riff Raff as a cross between a 57 classic and a T-Top....

Ah right, thanks Swampsnake. I guess it's a matter of the Bareknuckles going for a sound rather than just cloning a T-Top then.

 

[Swampsnake]

Ah right, thanks Swampsnake. I guess it's a matter of the Bareknuckles going for a sound rather than just cloning a T-Top then.

Exactly. It gets you there for the AC/DC sound and it is edgier and brighter than both the t-top and 57 classic but it tends to have characteristics of a blend of both of those pickups if that makes any sense.

 

[JRW8214@AOL.COM]

Swampsnake, im dying to ask. Did you name yourself after the Sensational Alex Harvey Band song?

 

[Swampsnake]

Swampsnake, im dying to ask. Did you name yourself after the Sensational Alex Harvey Band song?

Yes I did. Vamborools! Zal Cleminson was another great SG player as is Angus. Good to hear that somebody else has heard of SAHB. You must be from NorthEast Ohio or the UK.

 

[JRW8214@AOL.COM]

Nope im from Texas! Just picked up an SG Classic(like Zal's SG Special).

Vambo rules!

 

[Bluespower]

Agreed on the k readings... I've never seen a T-Top with my own eyes that rated more than 8.1k.

I have a 69 ES335 with T-Tops at 8.2. They have stickers and have never been opened. Ive owned the guitar since 1973

 

[Mr. Papa]

Find a broken T top for cheap and have it re-wound by Fralin.

Just my 2 cents. eace2

Fralin does great work, but Tom Brantley does equally great work for a better price. I agree that finding and repairing a busted T-Top is a service to the world.

 

[CK6]

I would just spend a couple of extra hundred dollars and buy an original one and throw it in the bridge.

Gibson T-Top Pat# Humbucker 7.48k 70s Black | Reverb Canada

Gibson T-TOP Humbucker Pickup... 7.48k.... Clean Original Wind, Great Patina, Two Wire Lead was Replaced and pickup was restored and READY TO INSTALL... This Is a beautiful 60s/70s Pat# Stamp ready for your project...

reverb.com

I don’t see how buying a damaged T Top and having it rewound will be any cheaper.

 

[TM1]

T-Tops used A-2 & A-5’s and some of the magnets are weak and some are strong (over-charged).. I have 6 or 7 stickered T-Tops in one of my drawers out in my shop. I’ve had them in some of my guitars. They all sound good. I like putting Throbak A-4 magnets in them as it makes them sound more like a Pat.#(later PAF’s).