dirty fingers by gibson

[Dmoney]

Hey. I picked up a pair of dirty fingers. Neck and bridge. They look legit but I think I got em cheap. They have adjustable poles on both bobbins, and the copper tape around em. They have a PAT number stamp but no date. I'm told they are 80s ones.

I measured the resistance of them. The bridge came up with 16.21K, but the neck read 16K. Is that typical? Seems like a high value for a neck pup compared to the bridge?

[Attica!]

Well from what I'm aware of, the Dirty Fingers is a Universal pickup which can be used in both Bridge and Neck, so I'm guessing they're probably both the the same pickup. I could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure it's one and the same. Maybe Gibson may have wired the neck a bit different to compensate, I'm not too sure. I actually started a thread earlier on this subject and learnt that DC rating doesn't necessarily mean output. I queried about 2 pickups which had a higher dc than the other, but the one with a higher dc, actually had less output. Here's the thread - https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=27392.msg359103#msg359103

Another thing regarding DC, look at the Miracle Man for example, they're both around 17k, but they both work well together.

[gwEm]

i have a few sets of these. there is no special bridge or neck models.. but on the other hand, they sound pretty good in the neck, so don't worry about it ;)

[Philly Q]

That's a weird coincidence!  :o

Without seeing this thread, I was looking up Dirty Fingers on Google no more than 10 minutes ago, trying to find out if there are distinct neck and bridge models (conclusion: there aren't)

Spooky!  PDT_027

[HTH AMPS]

the Dirty Fingers I have is coil tapped, adds a bit versatility - looks to be a stock arrangement too, has a braided wire coming out of each coil. 

[Dmoney]

Cheers guys. I'll give em a go at some point when I can get around to fitting them in something.

[darkbluemurder]

The DC resistance values are typical, and there was and is only one Dirty Fingers Model.

I actually have two of them in my pickup box but they have been rewound to slightly lower DC resistance which made them clearer and less muddy.

Cheers Stephan

[gwEm]

they sound raw and brutal through a jcm800, but clean up alright.

i wouldn't mess around fitting them - loads of output!!

edit: they can be unsubtle and muddy too though, Feline describes them as gruff, which is true. but if you get them setup right they are great.. i have the bridge side pole pieces raised up 1-2mm more than the neck side. theres a sweet spot where the tone is still raw, but the muddiness disappears.