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M_mcgrattan
Username: M_mcgrattan
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 12:06 pm: | |
Hi,
I recently bought a CSL Les Paul copy [a rebadged 2350 LP copy for the UK market] - it seems to be a 1973 or 74 model judging by the catalogue pics. It has no serial number.
I took the pickups out to take a look at them to see what they were and they seem to be Maxon pickups with 33828 in an ink stamp below the engraved Maxon/Maxcn logo on the pickup base.
Are these pickups any good? They don't seem (at first sight) to be single coils in a humbucker cover. The base of them is solid and they seem to be sealed.
How could I tell if they are single coils?
Also, is it worth replacing these? [And keeping the originals somewhere in case I ever re-sell...]
They sound OK - quite nice with a clean sound and on the neck pickup but over-driven they are a bit weak.
Pictures of the guitar here:
http://www.mcgrattan.f2s.com/images/csl1.jpg
http://www.mcgrattan.f2s.com/images/csl2.jpg
http://www.mcgrattan.f2s.com/images/csl3.jpg
http://www.mcgrattan.f2s.com/images/csl4.jpg |
Chipsotoole
Username: Chipsotoole
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 9:56 am: | |
I got an old Ibanez/antoria 330 "1912" copy from around 70-72. imagine my surprise at how crap the pups were...The Maxons were actually single coils inside a humbucker plate!!! I believe they only appeared in 70-72 335 copies and quickly changed as they let the guiatr down so badly.
It is now an absolute monster!!! |
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