Anyone know what this pickup is?

robwright

It’s in the neck position of a guitar that looks like it was lovingly handmade! Bridge pickup is a 1980’s Schaller humbucker with hex pole pieces. 

Has a sticker with ‘MF-333’ printed on it but Google can’t help! It’s a kind of sealed unit - can’t see the inner gubbins at all! 

https://imgur.com/a/l8KSy4v

This is the guitar - it’s a little beauty!!

https://imgur.com/a/HxgPyIn

CavemanGrogg

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say that it is a humbucker.

robwright

Big help, thanks! 

jdgm

I googled 'M F guitar pickups' -

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=M+F+guitar+pickups

Maybe? Or not.....

Kittyfrisk

Looks like someone didn't get the memo about covering pickups before doing any filing/dressing/grinding operations 
I can't help with the pickup ID, but the guitar has a very '80's Japan/Korean vibe, similar to Vantage, Kay, Maya etc.

ICBM

It looks like a generic Korean humbucker out of something like a Hohner G2T.

https://reverb.com/item/61965797-hohner-g2-professional-1986

prowla

It’d be good to embed the image inline rather than links to click. 

Funkfingers

ICBM said:

generic Korean 

My guess is that the pickup was removed from an early Höhner ST Metal. (The variant with the notoriously fragile Kahler-inspired vibrato.) Judging by one contemporary magazine review, this is the exact same humbucker to which ICBM referred - right down to the 3+1 mounting screw arrangement.

robwright

Thanks all! Will probably keep the Schaller ‘bucker in the bridge, but get something a bit ‘milder’ for the neck!

maltingsaudio

My money would be on early Kent Armstrong

Henrytwang

maltingsaudio said:

My money would be on early Kent Armstrong

Funny you should say that because that was my first thought when viewing the pickup from the front. I have an old multi  tapped Kent Armstrong pickup which looks identical from the front but because of the multiple taps it has eight solder tags on the back.

Flanging_Fred

It looks similar to the neck humbucket in my El Maya guitar from the early 80s. I can’t be sure though.

Is the pickup ring a standard size? The one in mine is a bit bigger than standard. 

I believe that similar pickups were fitted to brands like Bambu and possibly the Washburn wing series, which I believe also came out of the Cushin Gakki factory. I have tried to find out what they are before but with no real luck. Some have said Mighty Mite, DiMarzio (which I doubt) or Maxon. Nothing conclusive though.