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May 13, 2021 · The Bill Lawrence designed Gibson HB-R (neck position) and the HB-L (bridge position) - "The Original" Circuit-Board Humbuckers -were the result of a fairly fruitful collaboration between Bill Lawrence and Gibson when he re-joined the Gibson team in the late eighties.
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In this video I review a set of Bill Lawrence designed "Circuit Board" pickups Gibson used to make from ~late 1988 - early 1990 called "The Original" HB-R (neck) and HB-L (bridge). They came...
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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. They came standard in ES-335s, SGs, Les Paul Customs and Les Paul Standards. The HB-R reads 7.23k and the HB-L reads 8.98k.
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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!
www.thegearpage.net · board · indexLate 1987 - Early 1990 Bill Lawrence "the Original" Hb-r/hb-l ...
Mar 12, 2020 · I'd think they're ceramic magnets and believe there are 2 versions of these BL design pickups with different outputs. I'm unsure if they were intentionally designated to particular guitars. I've owned an '89 Custom since new which has the high output version, in the 12-14K range if I recall.
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. They came standard in ES-335s, SGs, Les Paul Customs and Les Paul Standards.
Aug 21, 2008 · I have a Gibson HB-R and HB-L pickup. It says The Original on both of them and Gibson USA. These are both 2 wire conductor humbuckers. I am wondering roughly when they were made.
