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If memory serves, the pickup winding department is actually a vendor...not Gibson. I could have my stories confused.
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If memory serves, the pickup winding department is actually a vendor...not Gibson. I could have my stories confused.
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When did Gibson contract out the pickup winding ?
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As far as I know, Gibson produces their own pickups, and they always have. :dude:
There are recent YouTube videos showing Gibson employees winding pickups at their work benches in the Gibson Nashville plant.
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I wonder if what got tangled in my head is that the Custom Shop outsources the pickup winding to Gibson USA. I have a bit of other Gib USA/outsourcing info that probably got confused with this.
My head is full of useful guitar information. I can't be held accountable for wires which get crossed.
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Leon C , thanks for posting the Gibson USA plant video . That makes me want some new Gibson Les Paul's (I have to wait until the spring when my piggy bank replenishes , because as long as I draw breathe I will want more Les Paul's because I can never have enough )
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I wonder if what got tangled in my head is that the Custom Shop outsources the pickup winding to Gibson USA. I have a bit of other Gib USA/outsourcing info that probably got confused with this.
My head is full of useful guitar information. I can't be held accountable for wires which get crossed.
At least youse gots the USEFUL info before shorting out. I find myself talking to the walls and trolls...
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What about all the fun from engaging the trolls ?
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Yeah, keep in mind the video is from 2012, so it may not reflect exactly what's going on today...but as far as I can tell, there is simply no reason to assume that they decided to farm out construction of their pickups. They clearly had all the infrastructure and know-how required to build pickups in 2012...
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The day Gibson stops making guitar pickups will be the day they stop making guitars.
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