Gibson Patent No. 2737... Humbucker pickup

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Gibson Patent No. Humbucker. this pickup was from the Bridge position of a 1969 Les Paul Custom, although I purchased the guitar second hand, so cannot guarantee it came as factory fitted. From the below information, it would seem it could be older than 1969. It is a lovely sounding pickup, and all original, but as I use more hi gain sounds for my music, I use wax potted pickups and don't want to ruin this one by customising it.From Gibson:Early Gibson humbucking pickups had a sticker on the bottom that read “Patent Applied For”. Gibson got the patent for its humbucking pickup in July 1959 but the PAF sticker stuck around until late 1961 or early 1962. At this time a new sticker started showing up on the base plates of the Gibson humbucker. It read “Patent No 2,737,842”. Humbuckers with this sticker from 1962 till 1965 are called “Patent Number” pickups and are starting to become very sought after. Interestingly enough, Patent 2737842 is not for the humbucking pickup but is actually a patent for a Gibson trapeze tailpiece. It's speculated that Gibson did this to try to hide information on how the pickup was made. The earliest Patent No. units are identical to the more famous PAF pickups in every way.Best of luck with it.
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