PAF experts...HELP !!!!

[62_Inca_Esquire]

ok...i have a pickup that i'm trying to positively identify, and maybe you can help me out ....

*its definitely Gibson...
*has the PAF block letter decal, clear outline w/no green
*braided lead
*black paper tape around the coils
*definitely has the "purple" wire visable in the "holes"
*slug bobbins "hole" seems to be "slightly" larger than bottom
*wood "spacer" underneath coil

ok...obviously this all points to PAF...but this pickup is in such insanely good condition that its hard to believe that it could be a real one....i know that the wax potting probably helped preserve it, but this thing is darn near NEW shape !!! the PAF sticker is a bit torn, but even the cover looks shiny and "near new" !!!

the other thing thats wierd is that it measures a whopping 9.20 on my radio shack ohm meter !!!!

this pickup was pulled out of a otherwise "all original" 1969 telecaster that i recently bought (cheap, cause the humbucker was added !!!)

it seems to good to be true....anything i might be missing to clue me in if this thing is 100% correct ????

thanks !!

[Mark Davis]

Over at the Les Paul forum there are pics of PAFs and how to tell the difference.

http://lespaulforum.com/

[62_Inca_Esquire]

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Over at the Les Paul forum there are pics of PAFs and how to tell the difference.

http://lespaulforum.com/

i checked that, and it all matches up....its just in such astonishingly good condition that it makes me wonder....

[TheGoodTexan]

Is there any chance that it could be a Gibson '57 Classic, or maybe a '57 Classic Plus? I know that those pickups are Gibson's PAF Reissue, complete with the PAF sticker on the back. I'm not familiar with all of the other identifiers on authentic PAFs.

[Kevin]

Yeah, and those are potted, too.

I think that Burstbuckers also have the sticker.....

[62_Inca_Esquire]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Yeah, and those are potted, too.

I think that Burstbuckers also have the sticker.....

i know its not a burstbucker, and the purple-ish wire would point away from the 57 classic, IIRC...

the pickup im wondering about is the early 80's paf reissues, but i thought those had stamped bottomes and the "PAF" sticker was in script writing, not block....

maybe i'll just take a bunch of pictures and do the "no reserve" auction thing on ebay...let everyone else figure out what it is....