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FS: Swineshead Humbucker Pickup Set - Handwound in England

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SchnozzSchnozz Frets: 2999
edited October 2025 in Parts £
I bought these for a guitar I no longer have...

As I understand it, these were Swineshead's crowd pleaser set, a la the Seymour Duncan Jazz/JB etc.

To me, the bobbins look like sapele/walnut for the Condor and purple heart/sapele for the Runaway.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/swineshead-humbucker-pickup-set-handwound-in-england/1504195763

Each has 9.5" of cable, 4 conductor and a 50mm direct mount. Currently, the black wire is soldered to the bare wire, when it should have been soldered to the green (as per the diagram above).

I bought short leg German nickel mounting plates, screws and springs, which will be included.

£75 posted via PayPal F&F or bank transfer.
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  • WezVWezV Frets: 19739
    i had a few sets of these in my early builds, not with the wooden bobbins though.  They were nice pickups
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  • SchnozzSchnozz Frets: 2999
    WezV said:
    i had a few sets of these in my early builds, not with the wooden bobbins though.  They were nice pickups
    A friend of mine loved them and I would like to try them, but I'm funny about keeping my stuff original.

    My phone seems to have washed out the colour and they're darker than the pictures.

    They'd obviously look great in a natural guitar, but look nice with white and black too IMO - I've been hovering them over my stuff to see.
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 38760
    I had a Runaway in something (it was a long time ago) and loved it - I used a fair few Swinesheads. 
    "not even Sporky can see around corners just yet" - thecolourbox
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  • SchnozzSchnozz Frets: 2999
    edited October 2025
    Sporky said:
    I had a Runaway in something (it was a long time ago) and loved it - I used a fair few Swinesheads. 
    Well, I'll be heading to the post office tomorrow to send some gear, should you like a new set
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  • SchnozzSchnozz Frets: 2999
    edited July 2025
    Would probably need a luthier like Crimson to make the bobbins today...
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  • SchnozzSchnozz Frets: 2999
    Last call...
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