Ceramic 8 Pickups:

Ok...

Here's a genuine EDS-1275 - Note the position of the bridge pickup relative to the bridge:

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Now, I moved my bridge pickup closer to the neck - hoping to kind of cop some of that middle pickup 'Les Paul Black Beauty" tone...which it does, but I feel like it doesn't quite have the clarity of your typical bridge pickup:

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So, my hope is that the 500T in the bridge will give the VH a little more punch. clarity and gain in the bridge position, and give me that with a LOWER pickup height setting, yet still compliment the Thro-Bak SLE-101 (7.8kΩ) in the neck. I like the warmth of the neck pickup so I am not (as of yet) planning on changing it....

Thoughts???
 
They dont have enough registers open on Sunday Morning at Home Depot-=----


oh you meant about the pickups??? yes they will be lovely
 
Thatbastarddon said:
I’m just saying some of the past(2000s to early teens era) Gibson Flying V guitars came with a 496r/500t chrome covered set. Since I got my V as a husk, I didn’t get to see the original conductor wiring...mine wouldn’t have been covered anyway. The standards were the ones with that set under chrome covers.(now they’re using burst buckers in the 2018s) Gibson stock pickups are often two conductor, even though their aftermarket versions are four conductor(saves money probably)
Noted in this chart for example:
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That reverb listing doesn’t specify where the set came from....but advertises them as a 498r/500t set. Could be 490/498 for all I know.

Edit:the dc readings in the linked Reverb set for sale fall in to the range of a 496r/500t set of stock Gibson pickups.
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I got them...

The output is a little above Gibson.com's published spec of 11.4kΩ

Seller's pic:

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Robert Herndon said:
I got them...

The output is a little above Gibson.com's published spec of 11.4kΩ

Seller's pic:

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Output spec, and actual metered DC resistance may differ. I’ve read that the 500t has a window of between ~14-15k~ when metered as pictured. Best of luck.
You’re welcome.
 
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Thatbastarddon said:
Output spec, and actual metered DC resistance may differ. I’ve read that the 500t has a window of between ~14-15k~ when metered as pictured. Best of luck.
You’re welcome.
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Thanks... :) $115.0 free shipping for the pair...not a bad score. As you speculated, they came out of a Gibson Flying V...
 
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I put a set of 500T/496R in my SG faded. They came from a V. Another CL purchase for $100. They do have the vintage style 2 conductor push back wire. No covers. You got a deal, Robert. You will like them. Never heard of a 498R though. The ad poster might have mistaken the 6 for an 8.
1 meg volume pots will make them scream. On about 8-8.5 they will sound the about same as the 500k pots, but you'll have a little extra in the tank if needed.
 
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flatrockmobile said:
I put a set of 500T/496R in my SG faded. They came from a V. Another CL purchase for $100. They do have the vintage style 2 conductor push back wire. No covers. You got a deal, Robert. You will like them. Never heard of a 498R though. The ad poster might have mistaken the 6 for an 8.
1 meg volume pots will make them scream. On about 8-8.5 they will sound the about same as the 500k pots, but you'll have a little extra in the tank if needed.
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I think you are correct in that the 498R does not exist. As you speculate, it's likely a 496R:

Gibson 496R........................(Ceramic)............. ............8.3 - 8.6KΩ

Spec's out about right too...

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I had mid-90's Les Pauls that had the same logo on the pickups. Not sure that means anything though.

Great pickup set...extremely versatile and you can ignore the resistance spec - the 500 has tons of output to drive the amp but doesn't sound like a hot pickup, if you know what I mean.
 
gball said:
I had mid-90's Les Pauls that had the same logo on the pickups. Not sure that means anything though.

Great pickup set...extremely versatile and you can ignore the resistance spec - the 500 has tons of output to drive the amp but doesn't sound like a hot pickup, if you know what I mean.
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Excellent description...I also hope to lower it - around 8/32" or so - and let the output work for me...
 
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