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I think they were a in house brand pickup. Those guitars were made by the EKO custom shop in Italy(?). So I'm guessing they were either made by EKO or in maybe in Japan. I know they arent old Carvins because the side with the 2 screws, they're to far apart and if i remember right the would have covers and 2 rows of phillips head screws not allen head.
those are ibanez pickups. 99% sure. i just sold ones that had the same baseplate design which uses oversize mounting screws. plus that yellow and blue wire rules out most other companies.
I also would rule out Carvin pickups, unless they used hex poles at one time or another and I don't recall seeing that in the 70's or 80's. Also the 2 and 1 mounting screws, Carvin in the 80's had 2 and 2 mounting screws and a proprietary mounting ring as that was one of the few pickups (Peavey had 2 and 2 mounting ones on early 80's guitars) with them, but I digress, I can't see Carvin going from 2 and 1 to 2 and 2, then back to 2 and 1 mounting schemes.
Side note anyone know WHY Carvin abandoned their 2 and 2 mounting scheme? I need a few mounting rings and Carvin themselves don't make them and basically told me I am screwed unless I find them used.
Mike the creme Ibanez pickups in my AR50 which is an 82 model IIRC, has the 2 and 1 mounting but I don't remember the mounting screws being oversized and they don't have hex poles, but the traditional slugs/screws. Maybe there were pickup with hex poles on their "Destroyer" model maybe? I think the ones I have are called Super 70's or is that Super 80's? I never looked into Ibanez pickup research at all.
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