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Bygone 59 humbucker pickup.
Bygone 59 humbucker pickup.

Bygone 59' - Humbucker

$170.00 Sale

Mr. Seth Lover applied for his humbucker patent working for Gibson back in 1955 (he was awarded it in 1959.) Since then, the humbucker changed the musical landscape.

This is our version of Mr. Lover’s classic invention. The invention that helped make the 1959 Les Paul one of the most coveted guitars in history. We use components sourced as close to the originals as we could get. Butyrate bobbins, custom rough cast- long magnets, eight hole pure nickel baseplates, low carbon keeper bars and the original maple spacers.

We hope you enjoy it’s classic and sought after tone as much as we enjoy making it.

Neck 6.6k DCR

Bridge 7.7k DCR

Vintage Output.

*Only black and cream bobbins are butyrate as no one makes butyrate bobbins in any other colors. Butyrate does not have the same shiny look as standard ABS bobbins. It tends to be a bit duller and shows more surface irregularities even when brand new. 

Here is Ryan from 60 Cycle Hum testing a set.

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Karriker Customs
Very full and balanced set of humbuckers!

Very balanced set of humbuckers. Full and punchy in the bridge position, and full and slightly chimey (in a very good way) in the neck position. They sound great paired together in the middle selector position as well. These rival, if not surpass entirely, any great set of Gibson humbuckers I've ever played. If you are looking for a solid upgrade in your humbucker guitar, these will absolutely make you grin from ear to ear.