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After getting my Les Paul out and cleaning it up, I got curious about the pickups in it. I bought the LPS new in 78 and it had an uncovered pickup in the Bridge and a covered one in the neck. All these years I never paid it much mind unitl I found this site.I pulled it (the bridge pickup) out on the base plate it reads: PAT NO 2737842. Its uncovered and has 12 brass(?) screws and a quot;Tquot; on each bobbin. Anyone got any idea what this is? Thanks

Thats a quot;T-Topquot;

becoming quite collectable these days as I understand it ...

It's a low output PAF style...little brighter/glassier than a vintage quot;PAFquot;

great pickup...keep it!

Thanks JeffB,I couldn't remember what the guy at the music store called it. I though that it was supposed to be some kind of a quot;Hotquot; pickup, but I knew even less then than I do now!I wish forums like this were around back then.I'll do a search on the site, and see what I can dig up on it. (This site is going to be a gold mine of info for me!)Thanks for the in put.

you could probably find tons of info over at the Les Paul Forum about that pickup

Thanks. I'll check it out.


Originally Posted by BOONIERATThanks JeffB,I couldn't remember what the guy at the music store called it. I though that it was supposed to be some kind of a quot;Hotquot; pickup, but I knew even less then than I do now!I wish forums like this were around back then.I'll do a search on the site, and see what I can dig up on it. (This site is going to be a gold mine of info for me!)Thanks for the in put.When I say quot;lowquot; I mean...compared to say , a Duncan Distortion or such. I think they are plenty hot, really.

I've heard that they were just a Dirty Fingers with an Alnico magnet (or vice versa)...but I don't know for certain. And actually I guess thats quite possibly what you have too. Which also will fetch a pretty penny these days. I had an Explorer with the DF's and couldn't stand them...I know of only one guy who ever used them and got great tones....John Sykes. I swapped them out for Custom amp; a 59 and that axe came alive. Perhpas nowadys I'd like them better...or maybe in a Les Paul like John plays... :shrug:

Thanks JeffB,Know that you mentioned the name (Dirty Fingers) that quit possibly be the name he called it (27 years ago is along time to remember). I was more excited about getting a Les Paul than thinking about what pickups it had in it. Man times have changed!!!Thanks again.

Pat # T tops are cool pickups.

If you want some fun, look up that patent number.

Would I do that through the Patent Office, or through Gibson?