Please help ID this Gibson pickup

[Badronald]

I found it in the accessory drawer and am hoping it's a 500T.
Are there markings that indicate the model that I'm not seeing?
Thanks!

 

[fuzzyguitars]

stick it on a meter

that would tell us lots more

 

[nigelpkay]

Best way is to use a multimeter and check the kohms DC resistance. That should help the most to narrow it down.

 

[Badronald]

Will do this afternoon.

The 500t is very hot, correct?

 

[fuzzyguitars]

yep

usually around 15-17k

 

[charvelstrat81]

Gibson
490r= 7-8K-
490t=8-9K
496r=9K
498t=13-14K
500t=16-17k

 

[Badronald]

What do i touch with the single wire pickup. The wire red and braid black?
What setting should the meter be on?

I cannot seem to get a reading at all. User error!

 

[~Abstract~]

What do i touch with the single wire pickup. The wire red and braid black?
What setting should the meter be on?

I cannot seem to get a reading at all. User error!

First off...you'll want the Multi on the bottom of the circle setting. 200OHM.

Do that and see what your reading says.

 

[Badronald]

What do i touch with the single wire pickup. The wire red and braid black?
What setting should the meter be on?

I cannot seem to get a reading at all. User error!

First off...you'll want the Multi on the bottom of the circle setting. 200OHM.

Do that and see what your reading says.

Yeah, I had it there. I tried all of them. It's not doing anything.

Maybe the guy replaced this thing because it was dead........

 

[~Abstract~]

Always a possibility

 

[Badronald]

It's very sensitive and keeps jumping around. Maybe there's too much solder on the wire but I keep getting a range around 16.28

 

[nigelpkay]

Most likely a 500T as you suspected.

 

[charvelstrat81]

It's very sensitive and keeps jumping around. Maybe there's too much solder on the wire but I keep getting a range around 16.28

that is definitely a 500T

 

[fretout]

It should give a constant reading if the ground wire is held to the braid, and the lead is held on the wire you would solder to the pot.

 

[slaveunit]

What do i touch with the single wire pickup. The wire red and braid black?
What setting should the meter be on?

I cannot seem to get a reading at all. User error!

First off...you'll want the Multi on the bottom of the circle setting. 200OHM.

Do that and see what your reading says.

200ohm won't give you a reading. Put it on 20k.

 

[charvelstrat81]

What do i touch with the single wire pickup. The wire red and braid black?
What setting should the meter be on?

I cannot seem to get a reading at all. User error!

First off...you'll want the Multi on the bottom of the circle setting. 200OHM.

Do that and see what your reading says.

200ohm won't give you a reading. Put it on 20k.

20 is correct for all humbucker under 20K, some buckers are actually higher at 21K like the super 3 or the manlius high output bucker.
But in this case gibson does not make any bucker over 17K so 20 is what want.

 

[halebox]

If not stable reading then it may be dead.

 

[souldigger]

If it's jumping around you may be holding the leads with your hands adding to the resistance reading. Try just touching the tips to the wire only.

 

[sytharnia1560]

throw the meter away...solder it into a guitar. That way you will know if it goes and if you like it...nothing else matters

 

[Badronald]

Tried to read the Bareknuckles I have in another guitar and they read immediately. 15.02 and 8.29.

This thing must be dead. And to the guy above. I will not spend the time to pull a Gibson Flying V apart only to have the pickup not work. I also don't want any other Gibson pickup in there than a 500T.