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Is this a Gibson humbucker?

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Sam Gnstan

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I recently purchased a ’87 LP Std in pretty rough shape. I checked out the pot codes and they’re all from ’87. When I checked the pickups, the neck looks like a Shaw with the “Pat. No. 2,737,843” on the underside. The bridge pickup doesn’t have any markings underneath but looks similar to the Shaw only with 2 screws at the top and none of the dimples (see pic). Can anyone identify what it is?, Thanks
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Big Al

Big Al

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The pickup with the 12 pole punch is not a Shaw. Most likely a 490. The 6 pole punch with brass screws may be a Shaw spec paf but the lack of ink stamps makes it most likely a 490 too, as the older baseplate was used till gone you see a mix in 87.
 
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