RELIC Aged FIREBIRD Pickup 1pc Vintage Correct Mini Humbucker Fits Gibson Epiphone Fire Bird

Firebird pickup, 1pc- 7kOhm A5 , hand crafted by Q pickups. These are probably one of the few vintage correct replica`s of an early 60s Firebird pickup – built to deliver. Pickup cover dimensions are 2.67″ x 1.1″ x .55″ (67.95mm x 28mm x 14mm). 2.94″ / 74.6 mm between the centers of the 2 mounting holes. Real vintage Gibson Firebird pickup had a special construction – a set of thin steel plates. These hard-to-find plates contribute to the distinctive biting tone of a vintage Firebird guitar. The plates are hidden inside the pickup – and NONE of the new production pickups has these. Small plate measures 1″ x 7/32″ (25.4mm x 5.56mm) and it is positioned on the TREBLE side of the pickup, just under the cover and under the “B” and “G” strings, on top of the bobbins. Larger steel plate is under the bobbins, it measures 1-15/16″ x 7/8″ (49.21mm x 22.23mm) Thickness: 0.015″ aged/relic NICKEL SILVER COVER NICKEL SILVER base plate with short legs period correct steel plates vintage reproduction mini humbucker bobbins sand cast Alnico V magnet bars maple spacers vintage style braided push back hookup wire (hot ground) wound with Elektrisola AWG42 pickup wire mounting screws and springs included