nyimbo
Junior Member
I have a guitar inherited from my Dad (D-25 SB) 1983 R.I. build.
Mom gave me the file folder with the paper work. There is nothing mentioned on the receipt about a pickup being installed in the guitar before it was sold. I did not ever hear my dad mention that it was an aftermarket add-on installation (but it could have happened and I just wasn't around to hear the story - I wasn't living in the area when he purchased it - so possible) There are no controls for volume or balance etc. There is only the jack in the end pin.
So I wondered if anyone with some historical knowledge knows if this may have been sold originally with the pickup installed that way or if it is more likely that it is an aftermarket add-on. The reason I'm leaning toward the position that it was purchased that way is because my dad was type "A" personality and there is no paperwork in the file for a later add-on.
So any thoughts from the group???????
My follow up question is if it was factory installed what kind of pickup is it likely to be.
My follow up followup Q is if it was after market installed, is there anyway to know what is in there?
Thanks, Keith
Mom gave me the file folder with the paper work. There is nothing mentioned on the receipt about a pickup being installed in the guitar before it was sold. I did not ever hear my dad mention that it was an aftermarket add-on installation (but it could have happened and I just wasn't around to hear the story - I wasn't living in the area when he purchased it - so possible) There are no controls for volume or balance etc. There is only the jack in the end pin.
So I wondered if anyone with some historical knowledge knows if this may have been sold originally with the pickup installed that way or if it is more likely that it is an aftermarket add-on. The reason I'm leaning toward the position that it was purchased that way is because my dad was type "A" personality and there is no paperwork in the file for a later add-on.
So any thoughts from the group???????
My follow up question is if it was factory installed what kind of pickup is it likely to be.
My follow up followup Q is if it was after market installed, is there anyway to know what is in there?
Thanks, Keith
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