Seymour Duncans / Bigsby question

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Seymour Duncans / Bigsby question

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Hello there -

This is my first post at the Rick forum, seems like a great place!

I've got a 1975 360 that I bought about a year ago - it's still listed from the previous owner in the registry if anyone cares to look (SN OA303). It's a weird bird, with a Bigsby and a pair of Seymour Duncan pickups that I can't seem to identify. My questions: I think the Bigsby was installed at the factory, but I wonder if there's a way to find out without removing it from the guitar. Also: These pickups - what are they, anyway? I've never seen them anywhere else, and despite my best efforts I've been unable to find even a mention of them anywhere. Any ideas?

Thanks for your help everyone... photo attached.

- Chris Walla
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Interesting. How do they sound? I've never been crazy about the look of the SD logo, but other than that, the all chrome top looks pretty cool.
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I doubt that the Bigsby is factory-installed.
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Firebird type mini-humbuckers fitted under the Rickenbacker High gain cover. The Bigsby was probably not factory installed.

Welcome to the forum, it is a fun place, and we'd love to see more pics if your guitar. Maybe you could make some sound clips so we could hear how that sounds compared to a stock one :D
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hi cris i am the the last owner of this guitar i sold it on ebay last year and have wanted it back since then :D i dont know any info on the pickups but i dont think the bigsby is factory since there are screw holes next to the strap button where a R tailpice was mounted at some point if you ever go to sell this let me know i would like her back
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