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Mar 12, 2020 · Pickups with unbalanced coils, OX4 / Wizz / Custombuckers that all sound great in Historic bursts, simply sounded thin. It worked best with the original 300k pots and BL pickups - despite my tastes being otherwise. it was a fun experiment regardless.
Up for sale are a pair of Gibson pickups with a few different names. They are labeled "The Original" HB-R (neck pickup) and HB-L (bridge pickup), but they often get referred to as Bill Lawrence Circuit Board pickups. These were found in Gibson guitars from late 1988 - early 1990.
- $225
- Gibson
The HB-R & HB-L pickups are thought by many to combine the low-end aggressiveness of a Bill Lawrence 500-L with the precision of a Gibson Classic '57 Humbucker. The Gibson HB-L pickup puts the true tone of a legendary Gibson pickup in your guitar!
Feb 14, 2020 · I recently picked up a very unique pickup and would love to figure out what it is and/or what it came from! It's a Gibson pickup and it looks like your typical "Tarback" from the bottom. However, it has no exposed poles, very similar to the early '70s "Super Humbucker" designed by Bill Lawrence.
1980s Gibson Corvus tarback Bill Lawrence Super Humbucking pickups - matched pair Shaw Era Humbuckers L6S, Corvus, Marauder, models etc original vintage parts for luthier restoration project.
Aug 4, 2015 · Can anyone explain the difference in sound/tone between the BL circuit board pickups and the PAFs? The HB-L came in two versions (around 9k or around 13k)and PAF´s are around 7-8, so the Lawrence pup is a bit "hotter". It´s not easy to describe "tone" but they are different species.
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Here's a rare, Gibson HB-L pickup that was designed by Bill Lawrence in the '80s and installed on various guitars of the era. This was in a large lot of parts that I purchased and have no need for.