Firebird pickups SET – bridge (7 kOhm) and neck (6.34kOhm), hand crafted by Q pickups .
These are probably one of the few vintage correct replica`s of an early 60s Firebird pickup – built to deliver.
Pickup cover dimensions are 2.67″ x 1.1″ x .55″ (67.95mm x 28mm x 14mm).
2.94″ / 74.6 mm between the centers of the 2 mounting holes.
Real vintage Gibson Firebird pickup had a special construction – a set of thin steel plates hidden insidethe pickup.These plates contribute to the distinctive biting tone of a vintage Firebird guitar.
Small plate measures 1″ x 7/32″ (25.4mm x 5.56mm) and it is positioned on the TREBLE side of the pickup, just under the cover – under the “B” and “G” string – and on the top of the bobbins. Larger steel plate is under the bobbins measures 1-15/16″ x 7/8″ (49.21mm x 22.23mm). Thickness: 0.015″
- aged/relic NICKEL SILVER COVERS
- NICKEL SILVERÂ base plates with short legs
- period correct steel plates
- vintage reproduction mini humbucker bobbins
- sand cast Alnico V magnet bars
- maple spacers
- vintage style braided push back hookup wire (hot + ground)
- wound with Elektrisola AWG42 pickup wire
- screws and springs included