You People and your Horseshoes...Ebay BIN

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:24 am

There is one person that will buy this and it will sell but $400.for a re-issue is ridiculous and so is this.

No pickup is worth $700.or $400.Its the ignorant people who hear the word horseshoe that go all nuts.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:25 am

Hmm... Yes, way too expensive. I'd rather keep the $700 and build my own treble pickup.

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:20 am

$700 is nothing, try to find a pair of these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1960-gibson-double-white-paf-humbuckers-pickup_W0QQitemZ7369927437QQcategoryZ38086QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They can go for $10K for a matched pair...or these

http://cgi.ebay.com/1959-Fender-Stratocaster-Pickups-ALL-Original-w-covers_W0QQitemZ7375099043QQcategoryZ47069QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

45 year old magnets, no thanks!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:38 am

I was wondering if it is really an unmodified 68 horseshoe ... compare to this one ...

nbvbn · Post by **nbvbn** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:09 am

68 Is a transitional year. Three different pickups can appear that year. Some, like the one for sale on eBay, the early type with the thin black plastic top that has the edge raised appear on a very few early 68s. Most others are like the ones in your pictures are greenish with a thicker top. Those can come with the older larger surround or the smaller rectangular surround. Still I have seen very late 68’s with non-horseshoes.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:17 am

If I had a '68 4001 with a dead treble pickup, I'd spend $700 to make it perfect again. Simple as that.

Want to see something really crazy? check this out (warning - Fender content).

kbhag · Post by **kbhag** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:21 am

I think they sound great. I'll bet it sells too.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:44 am

Jason Lollar can make old horseshoes work again. He is very good at rewinding them and re-gaussing the magnets.

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:54 am

It sold to a poster on this thread

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:02 am

If I had a nice original '68 4001 with a dead pickup, I'd try to get it fixed. If I had one with no pickup or a Bart or something, I'd buy it....but then I'd put it in a box and play the guitar with an under-string pickup.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:24 am

Nice score Vincent.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:24 am

My 68' was old and weak, too. I sent it to Lindy Fralin. Now it's a snarling beast.

...I wish I knew enough to ask what he did to it to make it the way it is. I wish I had an army of them.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:34 am

Yes, it gets in the way and it rattles a bit but I like the sound of the pickup on my '63. It has some sweet subtlties that none of my other Ricks can produce.

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:03 am

Cool shot, Ted!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:42 am

I sold my 68 last year, because the p.u. was replaced. If I had the bass still, I'd buy this in a second..