Pickup ID - 70s Japanese archtop

**DMgolf66** · 01-09-2020, 01:03 PM

Trying to find out what Humbuckers this might be. From an unknown Japanese archtop. Has a silver cover. Any recognizable/identifying features?

**Greentone** · 01-09-2020, 03:05 PM

That looks like a U 1000 pickup made by Maxon or Fujigen, for a 70s Greco.

Good pickup.

**BigMikeinNJ** · 01-09-2020, 03:14 PM

Yup, what he said

Originally Posted by Greentone

That looks like a U 1000 pickup made by Maxon or Fujigen, for a 70s Greco.

Good pickup.

**lawson-stone** · 01-09-2020, 03:16 PM

that green stuff is the sure sign that it's a fantastic sounding pickup... truly vintage... the green stuff shapes the magnetic flux generated by the magnets and imparts to each pickup a unique tone signature kind of like winding them with different numbers of turns and then soaking them in brine for maybe 25 years. But StewMac sells that green stuff in bottles now and anyone can just paint their pickup and it sounds like a vintage Japanese Maxon pickup!

Just kidding... but Seriously, if it's in the ballpark Greentone says, like if it's anything like the ones in the Aria Pro II PE180, it's a wonderful pickup.

**DMgolf66** · 01-09-2020, 09:51 PM

Thanks, Folks!

Lawson, I'm excited to buy some goop. Sounds like it's a real difference maker!

Turns out the guitar is a "Navigator" from ESP. Don't know anything about or can't find anything about it. I've seen a lot of Les Pauls, Strats and Teles they made. Seem to have a great reputation. No info on archtops.

Will keep digging......