On the shop floor of the original Gibson plant in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, the earliest Gibson Patent Applied For humbuckers were wound
using imprecise machines, resulting in pickups with varying degrees of
output and tone. The 60s Burstbucker™ represents Gibson's drive to
recapture the magic of the original Patent Applied For humbucker™
pickups. The Gibson 60s Burstbucker successfully captures the subtle
variations of true, classic humbucker tone with historically unbalanced
coil windings and Alnico 5 magnets. They produce an airy, full tone,
and when overdriven, they achieve a magical distortion with the
slightly enhanced highs that made the originals famous.
The 60s
Burstbucker features Alnico 5 magnets for a slightly brighter tone. The
60s Burstbucker is left unpotted and comes equipped with vintage
braided two-conductor wiring.
- Position: Any
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Wiring: 2-Conductor
- Cover: Nickel
- Double Black Bobbins
- Unpotted
- Average DC Resistance: 8K
- Details: Historically accurate Patent Applied For replica with airy tone and unbalanced coils.
