GusS Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 not brass. are they all shit? any way to identify what they may be?
HamStd Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 Schaller or Mighty Mite would be my guess as they have the three holes for the pickup height adjustment screws. Mighty mite for the one with three and one holes.Peter
murkat Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 top left , brass with three leg wide split is a Guild/ DiMarzio, M series.Top right, older, label gone, appears to be Seymour Duncan.bottom left, the twins, Gotoh.Bottom right, jap junk knock offs on cheapo guitars
Turdus Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 The bottom right would have been used in guitars such as Electra, from the 70's. I believe they are Matsumuko, and may have some value. I sold one, early 70s, for $35. Look at this auction, especially the neck pickup. Check the bottom plates. the numbers give clues, but you'll have to research that. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-70s-Electr...=item3f0f732ef3ETA: Research Maxon pickups, and you should find many examples similar to these.
bubs_42 Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 top left , brass with three leg wide split is a Guild/ DiMarzio, M series.Top right, older, label gone, appears to be Seymour Duncan.bottom left, the twins, Gotoh.Bottom right, jap junk knock offs on cheapo guitarsIt could be a Duncan but I haven't run into any with a blank bottom and a 4 conductor cable. Usually a braided cables. Even the 70's SD Jazz I just picked up had a braided cable. Dunno.
GusS Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 wow! thanks for the great insight.I've never seen a seymour duncan pickup that wasn't high gloss, but then again I don't think I've ever seen a SD older than about 1989. The top right pickup is 2-conductor and is not high gloss.One more question: I have two creme Dimarzio Super Distortions, both with square feet. One is a 2-conductor braided w/ a darker, dull baseplate (pitted?), the other is a 4-conductor. Can you date them more accurately than "from the 70's"?
velorush Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 One more question: I have two creme Dimarzio Super Distortions, both with square feet. One is a 2-conductor braided w/ a darker, dull baseplate (pitted?), the other is a 4-conductor. Can you date them more accurately than "from the 70's"?Wouldn't square feet with no model designation stamped on the underside place them in the early to mid 80's?ZMB will know!Edited to add: the Super Distortion with four-conductor wiring was called the "Dual Sound" humbucker (AFAIK).
bubs_42 Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 I have a whole table full of Duncans that I'll shot a picture of tonight.
Armitage Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 I've never seen a seymour duncan pickup that wasn't high gloss, Either have I. Even the ones I got in the late '70s were shiny.
bubs_42 Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Wait a second. Yep not a duncan, see the second hole in the bottom for the lead. Duncans don't have that.
GusS Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 velorush - 80s dimarzios had triangular feet, i think
velorush Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 velorush - 80s dimarzios had triangular feet, i thinkAh, I'm sorry GusS, you're right. I had my feet out of order! ZMB does a bang up job covering it in the second post on this page.
GusS Posted November 1, 2011 Author Posted November 1, 2011 So the Japanese pickups are in fact Maxons from 1975. Of some value to the lawsuit Ibanez, Greco, Matsumoku crowd. Thanks Turdus!Regarding the 3 screws on one side, 1 on the other.. I've not been able to find anything about a Dimarzio/Guild "M-series". Got more details, Jay? Peter, are there any particular guitars such Mighty Mites are associated with?
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