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Development In the mid s Gibson looked to create a new guitar pickup different from existing popular single coil designs. Gibson had already developed the Charlie Christian pickup and P in the s and 40s; however, these designs—like competitor Fender’s single-coil pickups—were fraught with inherent cycle hum sound interference.
In June , Lover and Gibson filed a joint patent for the pickup design. This registered trademark should not to be confused with original P. In the Goldtop model was dropped from production, and the sunburst Standard took its place. These guitars were all fitted with PAF humbuckers, which contributed greatly to the instruments’ sound.
patent numbers and dates If you have ever had trouble dating old instruments, this list may be a help. It shows the first patent number issued in each year, so if you have a patent number, this easily yields the approximate date to begin with.
Dating Your Toaster Much confusion has arisen on eBay about when particular Radiant Control toasters were manufactured. Since information on this product line is sparse, some confusion is to be expected. Some contributing factors include: The last patent listed on toasters known to be manufactured in the ‘s and ‘s was issued in None of the Radiant Control toasters we’ve seen have polarized plugs.
Sunbeam stopped putting unique model numbers on these toasters in the ‘s even though there are at least three or four cosmetic variations that appeared after this date.