Gibson

Gibson ’57 Classic Pickup.

With its “Patent Applied For” decal on the baseplate, the ’57 Classic and ’57 Classic Plus are faithful replicas of the famous Gibson humbuckers that helped define the music of the late 1950s. 
While this timeless beauty gives you a tone that is warm and subtle with full, even response, it doesn’t hold back when you need that classic Gibson humbucker crunch! The ’57 Classic features Gibson’s special Alnico II magnet, vintage enamel coated wire, nickel plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and vintage-style, two-conductor, braided wiring. The ’57 Classic is available with genuine gold-plated covers or nickel-plated covers.

Gibson ’57 Classic Plus Pickup.

The perfect bridge-position companion to the ’57 Classic, the ’57 Classic Plus mimics those late-1950s humbuckers that received a few extra turns of wire. This treatment gave the pickup slighter higher output without sacrificing its rich, vintage tone. 

It helps overdrive tube preamps to a smooth level of saturation without becoming overpowering. Made with the same features as the ’57 Classic, the ’57 Classic Plus is available with genuine gold-plated covers, nickel-plated covers, or open coils.

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Gibson 490R Pickup.

These “Modern Classic” pickups feature tonal characteristics similar to the ’57 Classic, but deliver a slight increase in the upper mids, for a more contemporary humbucking sound. The special Alnico II magnet gives these beauties a singing quality that delivers on demand. The 490R, with its neck-spaced pole pieces, is calibrated to match the bridge-spaced 490T for a perfect match. Available with chrome, gold or nickel covers, or with open coils, the 490R and 490T come with four conductor shielded wiring for series/parallel/split coil variations.

Gibson 490T Pickup.

These “Modern Classic” pickups feature tonal characteristics similar to the ’57 Classic, but deliver a slight increase in the upper mids, for a more contemporary humbucking sound. The special Alnico II magnet gives these beauties a singing quality that delivers on demand. The 490R, with its neck-spaced pole pieces, is calibrated to match the bridge-spaced 490T for a perfect match. Available with chrome, gold or nickel covers, or with open coils, the 490R and 490T come with four conductor shielded wiring for series/parallel/split coil variations.

Gibson Burstbucker Pickup.

BurstBuckersT are offered in three different versions: 
BurstBuckerT 1 (IM57A-NH) is slightly underwound, with medium “vintage” output, and works well in both bridge and neck positions. 
BurstBuckerT 2 (IM57B-NH) is wound in the range of Gibson’s ’57 Classic, with slightly hotter “vintage” output than the BurstBuckerT #1, and works well in the bridge position with a BurstBuckerT #1 in the neck position. 
BurstBuckerT 3 (IM57C-NH) is slightly overwound, with hotter output, and works well in the bridge position with a BurstBuckerT #2 in the neck position.

BurstBuckersT are available with German silver nickel-plated covers. 

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