Are these DiMarzio's?

[Mr Graphic]

Anyone? They were pulled from a D'Agostino Benchmark guitar, ca. 1977-79.

[jcm800x]

They look like SD's with the hex screws but I would research those numbers with Dimarzio.

[jtr]

Looks like Mighty Mite copys of Super D.

[jgcable]

I am thinking that is is an old Carvin pickup because of the 3 screws on one side and 1 on the other. It would be pre-Carvin multipole humbuckers.

[j2379]

OLD Gotoh looked like that as well i believe. the holes in the top of the bobbins dimarzios had 2 on one side 1 on the other.

[straycat]

I vote Carvin they are NOT DiMarzios or Gotoh because Gotoh has a solid back plate.DiMarzio like j2379 stated the holes in the bobbins are different.

[zeegler]

What color are the wires?

[Venomous]

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.

[Mr Graphic]

Thanks for all the help and opinions. The wires are yellow/blue/red/black/bare.

[XSSIVE]

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.

-Mike

[Erez]

dimarzios have the logo on the back

[Jackson-Charvel]

dimarzios have the logo on the back

Not some OEM Dimarzio models

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.

[Jackson-Charvel]

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.