Gibson Burstbucker Question (w/ picture)

[ThugLife]

I am the original owner of a Gibson LP Std. (i think '06) I just took the burstbuckers out to send them to Wolfetone for the Dr. Vintage rewind. When I took them out they had "patent applied for" stickers on the bottom. Is this standard on all burstbucker pickups? I've never seen the underside of these pickups before.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Yep. Burstbucker 1 & 2 had the PAF stickers.



Cheers,

 

[ThugLife]

interesting. Thanks Jack

 

[walterw]

Yep. Burstbucker 1 & 2 had the PAF stickers.



Cheers,

as do, i believe, the BB3, BB pro neck and bridge, and the 57 classic & classic plus.

 

[Mike9]

Yes the '57 classic and the BB-2 I took out of my VM LP have PAF stickers on them. The '57 hs just the sticker and the BB-2 has the sticker and a tag like yours #2 AL V wound by PS.

 

[ThugLife]

I didn't even know that Gibson was still using the PAF stickers. Strange. Thanks everyone for the knowledge

 

[Bob V]

Yes but those are not Burstbucker 1 and 2. If it came out of a Standard it would be a Burstbucker "Pro" which used to be called a "Burstbucker V." They have alnico V magnets, hence the "V" sticker on yours. 1 is neck and 2 is bridge, but they're not Burstbucker 1 & 2 in this case.

 

[ThugLife]

Yes but those are not Burstbucker 1 and 2. If it came out of a Standard it would be a Burstbucker "Pro" which used to be called a "Burstbucker V." They have alnico V magnets, hence the "V" sticker on yours. 1 is neck and 2 is bridge, but they're not Burstbucker 1 & 2 in this case.

Ah, and the story changes . . . interesting.

Wasn't sure which pickups they were. Thanks Bob

 

[Bob V]

Joe Bonamassa's signature model has Burstbucker 2 and 3 - go figure that one out.

Seriously, the Burstbucker 1 & 2 have Alnico II magnets and are non-wax potted and are used in the Historics and signature models, generally with "one-louder" in the bridge position. All the other Gibson humbuckers are wax potted according to the specs on Gibson's site. The Burstbucker "Pro" have Alnico V magnets, and they're wound a little hotter for the bridge position. So a "V...1" means a Pro neck and a "V...2" means a Pro bridge. But, you know, Gibson customer service will respond to your email if the photo is small enough.

 

[walterw]

the "pro" neck and bridge are just BBs 1 and 2 with the alnico V magnets and the wax potting.