Early 70's Minihums anyone tried them in a Firebird

• Apr 8, 2017

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Erwin Puke

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I was wondering if there members who tried the lat 60's or early 70's pat. sticker mini humbuckers in a modern Firebird?
And offcourse do you liked the tone?

I recently bought a 2017 Firebird T VSB because i thought i needed one the sound of the new ceramic firebird pickups is little harsh so i've tried
the 1973 mini humbuckers from my 1973 Goldtop (who has P90's for a long time) and i like it, more vintage tone than the originals but i can't compare
with a 60's Bird because there no one i know who has one.......

My question is: Are there members here who like the old mini from a Deluxe in a Firebird or am i the only idiot?

Some pictures are allways better, so her is mine

[/URL]Gibson Firebird T VSB 2017 by Erwin Puke, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/URL]Gibson Firebird T VSB 2017 (3) by Erwin Puke, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/URL]Gibson Firebird T VSB 2017 (2) by Erwin Puke, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

• Apr 8, 2017

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Kris Ford

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Sweet! It just CAN'T suck.

And conversely, those new FB pickups might sound KILLER in the Deluxe! I'd try it!

I actually like the new pickups myself..my fancy '16 here..I put a set of 60's reflectors on mine.

 

• Apr 9, 2017

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Erwin Puke

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Kris,

Nice Bird, i don't know why Gibson put black reflectors on the new Firebirds i like the combination gold and wood better
Mine are not from the sixties but they do the job
And thanks...now i definitely need a coiled cable......

 

• Apr 9, 2017

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gmann

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There are a couple of winders out there making really great Firebird pups that you might want to look at. www.mojotone.com make a Johnny Winter FB set that sound fantastic in my FB V. Also www.rcpickups.com make an excellent one as well. Either of these will sound much better than the stock ceramics.

 

• Apr 12, 2017

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Triplet

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Great combo!. Probably has the woodiest tone of all my guitars. It's a 2003 FB and Minis from a 1973 SG.

 

• Apr 12, 2017

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TM1

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My 2003 FB VII has mini's with offset poles. The mini's came from old Silvertone's. gibson made them in the early `60's for whomever made the Silvertone's(I wanna say Kay but could be Harmony. Both were Chicago area guitar manufactures. I like the mini's better as they are warmer than my original, `60's & `70's Firebird pickups.

 

• Apr 13, 2017

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Erwin Puke

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Triplet said:

Great combo!. Probably has the woodiest tone of all my guitars. It's a 2003 FB and Minis from a 1973 SG.

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Pelham blue is also a very nice color and i'm glad i'm not the only one who like this

 

• Apr 13, 2017

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Erwin Puke

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TM1 said:

My 2003 FB VII has mini's with offset poles. The mini's came from old Silvertone's. gibson made them in the early `60's for whomever made the Silvertone's(I wanna say Kay but could be Harmony. Both were Chicago area guitar manufactures. I like the mini's better as they are warmer than my original, `60's & `70's Firebird pickups.

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you've tried the pickups or do you 60's and 70's firebirds?
The question now is how are mini's with the offset poles compared to the pat. sticker minihums :hmm