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Old May 12th, 2008, 12:08 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Wardpike View Post
Hey Caffeine Patrol,
Tim Armstrong gave you my answer also. AFAIK, Albert Collins was the pioneer of this move. It is reported in several sources that he pretty much stuck the Gibson Humbucker in his 66 Tele shortly after buying it.
I've heard it, like Tim did, that the neck humbucker was already in it when the bought the guitar, from Ace Music in Santa Monica (a store that as a total aside I shopped at much later, and also stared at out the window of my dentist's office while I had a root canal.) Not that I can say for sure of course, but that's how I've heard it.
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