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Originally Posted by GUITARmole
The size of the bobbins, windings, construction, etc of the reissues and originals are completely different (see original on bottom, reissue on top w/ wax around it to fit in the larger cover)
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This picture is telling. The reissues are just "regular" humbuckers under the larger "vintage" cover. Just looking at the original and reissue in this picture, I think "Gee, the reissue looks like they used Strat-sized bobbins and the original kinda looks like Tele bridge bobbins."
I know vintage Tele bridge pickups don't have plastic bobbins (they have fiberboard top and bottom pieces). Modern ones, however, DO have a one-piece plastic bobbin that looks eerily like the one above (even down to the square holes between poles). You could probably get a zillion Squier Affinity bridge pickups (I'd donate one) for testing purposes. Anyhow, I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm just telling what I thought when I saw that picture. Great thread!