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alex m asked:


I have a couple of old Gibson humbuckers I suspect to be 1958 originals but i’m not sure how to verify it. One has “PAT. NO. 2,737,842″ stamped in the back, the other only has a “Patent Applied For” sticker on it. How can I found out if they actually are 1958 originals?

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alex m asked:


I just traded my guitar teacher a Burstbucker for a pair of old Gibson humbuckers that he thought were ’73 stock but actually turned out to be an original ’58 PAF humbucker and a 1959-1962 PAT NO. 2,737, 842. I’m not sure they’re actually the models I think they are but all evidence points to it. The one that I’m sure is a ’58 PAF has the original “Patent Applied For” sticker on the back. The sticker is very old and brittle and could flake off at any moment. The other humucker has the patent number stamped in the back and wikipedia states that it is a pre-1962 humbucker. I’m not sure if I should sell or keep them. Does anybody know how much I could get for them?

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