Can you tell me something about these 'H' stamped SS pups?

[jacco]

Never seen those before but I'm no F****r type expert.
Are these good? Ceramic or alnico? Ohm readings?

 

[DaveWW]

Jacco,

It's been speculated that the H stands for hot on certain SS models.

See these

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=6678&sid=d2c365f03ea3aeaf2a2ab122b9ead1a7

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4552&highlight=pickup

http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-and-amp/tokai/1984/en_07.html

Dave

 

[jacco]

Thanks Dave, that's a good read. So H = hot & S = Super. Those were the only 2 types used on SS?

 

[marcusnieman]

Thanks Dave, that's a good read. So H = hot & S = Super. Those were the only 2 types used on SS?

Didn't the lower end versions (SS38 etc) have ceramic magnets?

 

[jacco]

That would make sense, this is a pic of a SS38. And looking at that last link Dave provided only the 38 & 40 had these, the rest had S stamped pups.

 

[jacco]

PS: vintage LS80s also had S stamped pickups, wonder if they were called 'Super' too. They did measure around 8.50.

 

[bluejeannot]

Thanks Dave, that's a good read. So H = hot & S = Super. Those were the only 2 types used on SS?

Hi Jacco, I think that silverstars were also fitted with unstamped grey backs and some 84 SS80s were fitted with DiMarzio unstaggered polepiece blackbacks.Gabe.

 

[jacco]

Thanks Gabe, do you mean all post 1983?

 

[bluejeannot]

Sorry Jacco I must be suffering from false memory syndrome.Iam sure however that I have seen flat polepiece Di marzios on a silver star but I don`t when ! Gabe.

 

[bluejeannot]

http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=142477&highlight=#142477 Aha! I thought I`d seen them before.It seems they were fitted to pre 84 high end Silver stars. Gabe.

 

[jacco]

Oh yeah, I remember that one! Thanks for looking it up.