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Got the Reissue HB1 I ordered, and though I haven't plugged it in an played it, my initial impression is that I'm impressed!
Eyeballing it, it appears to be the same size as the older 1970's HB1s. A quick measurement with the calipers seems to confirm this, though I need to do more measuring when I'm not so darn tired.
Look carefully in the holes (that don't seem to line up quite right) and even the bobbin looks to be the right color.
Here it is laying on the strings of my Nightbird with its real early-'90s HB1s.
Even the back looks the same as the real deal, and it has solder connections (yeah!), though they're a bit different.
The little circuit board is similar to the old pickups, but folded over so that it takes up less room in the cavity. It's also coated with black goop, which I assume is an effort to keep the lead from shorting to ground.
The pickup came with a blue wire soldered on which I assume has the proper connector to slip into a modern Newark Street guitar.
Now I just need a guitar to put it in. Man, do I ever wish I still had my Guild S65...
Eyeballing it, it appears to be the same size as the older 1970's HB1s. A quick measurement with the calipers seems to confirm this, though I need to do more measuring when I'm not so darn tired.
Look carefully in the holes (that don't seem to line up quite right) and even the bobbin looks to be the right color.
Here it is laying on the strings of my Nightbird with its real early-'90s HB1s.
Even the back looks the same as the real deal, and it has solder connections (yeah!), though they're a bit different.
The little circuit board is similar to the old pickups, but folded over so that it takes up less room in the cavity. It's also coated with black goop, which I assume is an effort to keep the lead from shorting to ground.
The pickup came with a blue wire soldered on which I assume has the proper connector to slip into a modern Newark Street guitar.
Now I just need a guitar to put it in. Man, do I ever wish I still had my Guild S65...