Okay --- just a little vintage guitar pickup clarification.
This is essentially what Ry Cooder's Gold Foil pickup looks like.
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| These pickups are a slight variation in that the screws are center mounted. On Ry's pickups the polepieces are top mounted(or bottom mounted - depending how you look at it) on the pickup. |
Ry uses one of these pickups in the neck position on a strat as well as on a tele as far as I know. Because of this they have been dubbed the Ry Cooder pickup, especially in Ebay land. Problem is that just about every pickup with a little touch of gold in it(and even some without) are being called the Ry Cooder pickup. Similar mistakes are being made with Harmony guitars and the Black Keyes and of course Airline guitars and Jack White. Jack White's name is probably the most egregiously used name on ebay. I can't tell you how many Airline guitars get tied to him that he doesn't play. Folks will say anything to make a sale. Anyhow, just thought I would throw this out there. Buyer beware.
There is a ton of info out there on the net if you are interested in Ry's setup. The gold foil pickups are a very unique sounding pickup. They are very warm and mellow with lower output eliciting a real nice clean tone. You can see why Ry and many others have chosen to couple them with different pickups.
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