A rare matched set of 1974 Maxon U1000 EMBOSSED humbuckers, built by Nisshin Onpa during the legendary Japanese “lawsuit era.” These pickups were developed by reverse-engineering late-1950s Gibson PAF humbuckers from the iconic 1958–1960 “Burst” guitars, resulting in warm, open and highly dynamic vintage tone.

This matched set features 8.46k / 8.55k

outputs — the classic vintage formul for added bite and clarity, while it also remains warm and articulate. original braided wires with good length, and natural vintage patina from 50 years of age.

features the highly desirable 1973-1974 only chrome embossed cover, a detail that was exclusive to early production runs and rarely seen today.