Gibson 1970s L6-S Deluxe Pickup Neck Black NOS 5.78k

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Designed by Bill Lawrence — one of the most respected pickup engineers of the era — the L6-S Deluxe pickups were purpose-built to deliver a wide tonal range across the guitar's distinctive 6-position rotary switch circuit. What we have here is a genuine New Old Stock example from the 1970s: unplayed, unused, and carrying all the original character of the period. These pickups have never seen service, which is increasingly difficult to find given how many L6-S guitars have been parted out or modified over the decades.

Measuring in at 5.78k DC resistance, this neck pickup sits in a well-balanced output range  — not hot-rodded, not anemic. That reading is consistent with the original Deluxe spec, which was voiced for clarity and articulation across a wide frequency range. The L6-S Deluxe circuit extracted six distinct sounds from just two pickups, and that flexibility demanded a pickup that could stay coherent and musical from clean jazz tones to driven rock.  The ground lead is a bare wire, leaving the back of the pickup.  It will need to be wired in with an added wire.

Excerpts from real online end-user reviews:

"The L6-S pickups were designed by Bill Lawrence. I've had two of these... the one I have now is exactly the way Gibson intended." - MyLesPaul.com Forum
"The guitar is seriously resonant... you can hear various harmonics on the other open strings singing along." - Prodigal Sounds
"Blues, Country, Funk, Jazz, Metal: the capabilities of these beauties are suited to all styles of music." - Gibson Brands Forum

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