Current Gibson Varitone inductor in the ES-345

Started by tjmicsak, May 12, 2017, 02:40:26 PM

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tjmicsak

Can anyone provide the part that Gibson is currently using in the ES-345 for the inductor?
Is it a commercially available part or is it made in-house by Gibson?

Yes, yes, I already know of the Anderton circuit and the Xicon 42TM019 transformers.
I am looking for the one that Gibson is using now in current production 345s, not the slew of suggestions for substitutes.

tjmicsak

I built a version using the 42Tm019 transformer primary and one using a set of coils I got from Curtis Novack.
Both get close to the same tones, but the transformer keeps more volume.
The coil set from Curtis Novack is the Gibson Ripper Bass circuit coils he will wind on plastic bobbins.

So this is the reason I am curious what Gibson is using in the current ES-345.


samhay

I would imagine Gibson either wind these themselves - if they can make pickups, they can make large-ish inductors - or get these made as a custom order.
If you have a 345 and an inductance meter, you could measure one - you would want to do this at a range of frequencies. The clever folk around here could then advise on how to wind something similar.
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