Humbucker covers with windows???

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:37 pm

Some of you older guys may remember humbucker covers that had a window milled out aways back. It exposed the bobbin tops but protected the coil wires. Kind of like a picture window.

Anybody know where I could find some?

I've already checked Stewmac, Allparts, WD, warmoth...

JD · Post by JD » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:05 pm

Gibson uses/used these on a recent Firebird reissue I believe. Not sure if Gibson will sell them aftermarket, most likely they will not. I do not know of any aftermarket company reproducing them.

Easiest way to get them is to take some "regular" nickel PAF covers to a machine shop and have the centers removed (laser cut or milled).

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:58 pm

JD wrote:
Easiest way to get them is to take some "regular" nickel PAF covers to a machine shop and have the centers removed (laser cut or milled).

Looks like that's what I'm gonna do.

Thanks, JD.

paulster · Post by **paulster** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:47 pm

Depending how much that's going to cost or how much effort is involved you could also trash a cheap set of GFS pickups:

http://store.guitarfetish.com/bibrpiwivito.html

De-solder the covers and you're in business. Then sell the pickups as uncovered ones!

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:49 pm

That could work, though I so have access to a bridgeport. I might mill out my own.

I did find these... they are listed as being for F spaced humbuckers (don't have them for G spacing - WTF?). The outside dimensions aren't different between F and G spacing are they?

Could they be???

http://www.guitarjonesusa.com/catalog/a ... cce8aff386

JD · Post by JD » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:00 pm

Same size pickup and baseplate, just wider polepiece spacing within the bobbin.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:06 pm

JD wrote:Same size pickup and baseplate, just wider polepiece spacing within the bobbin.

That's what I thought.

JD · Post by JD » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:10 pm

At least on Gibson pickups. If you look at the back of a Gibson USA production pickup (ie 496R which has narrow/standard spacing & 500T which has wide spacing), they have 2 sets of holes, one "standard" set and on the other side the "wide" spacing so they can use the same baseplate on all the pickups.

Should work great.

908ssp · Post by **908ssp** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:17 pm

SD uses a wider/longer bobbin for their Trembucker, Dimarzio spaces the pole pieces out wider. The specs are on their web site.