Help with PAF vintage pickups

josepalma96 · Apr 6, 2018

Hey! I bought a pickup that seems to be a Gibson PAF vintage pickup. One of the coils (not ssure whats they are called) has been rewund and retaped the sides. It marks 8.3 K
My question here is: Is it original? How much would it cost?
I would appreciate your answers and awesome help

josepalma96 · Apr 6, 2018

More pics.

josepalma96 · Apr 6, 2018

Moore pics

jwalker · Apr 6, 2018

Sorry but I hate to tell you that is not a vintage P.A.F.. Not one part of that pickup is vintage from what I can tell from the photos.

josepalma96 · Apr 7, 2018

jwalker said:
Sorry but I hate to tell you that is not a vintage P.A.F.. Not one part of that pickup is vintage from what I can tell from the photos.

Thanks for the reply!! How do you know that is not vintage? I would love to know the details and be more informed.
Is it gibson original but just a reissue maybe?

LtKojak · Apr 7, 2018

josepalma96 said:
How do you know that is not vintage?

There are many details, but in this case, I only need one: the bobbins are NOT made of butyrate. Period. Case closed. NOT vintage.

Another tell: self-tapping screws. Those are currently used in several Seymour Duncan p'up models.

Those bobbins look like the ones used in Gibson p'ups, altough they can be purchased through several p'up parts vendors, both in the US and big-bulk asian part makers, which many US boutique p'up makers source their parts to begin with.

Another thing: the p'up's been tampered with by a non-professional, and originally had a cover. You didn't get it, isn't it?

Anyway, what makes you think the p'up's been rewound? The DC reading suggests 496R coils put on a '57 Classic/Burstbucker baseplate, showing intetion to deceive, if you ask me.

Wilko · Apr 7, 2018

There are many posts and an article here at the forum that highlight the details that help authenticate. The decal alone tells the story here.

Oh, if a pickup so recent looks that aged (looks like it's been outside!) it's either been abused, or has been artificially aged--attempt to defraud.

ChevChelios · Apr 9, 2018

jwalker said:
Sorry but I hate to tell you that is not a vintage P.A.F.. Not one part of that pickup is vintage from what I can tell from the photos.

Jon got that absolutely right. Not a single piece of this pickup is vintage. I hope you didn't pay PAF money for it.

josepalma96 · Apr 9, 2018

Thanks for all the replys guys! You have helped me alot! Good thing to know that is not a vintage or paf pickup! Thanks again!

El Gringo · Apr 10, 2018

The plastic looked shiny and odd

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