Probucker Pickups on ebay from Asia - Legit?

[squierjosh]

Looks like there's a LOT of ProBucker pickup sets on ebay from Asian countries. Does anyone know if these are legit? Is someone parting out new Epi LPs over there? I'd like to get a set of ProBuckers for my new-to-me LP Studio Deluxe.

Couple examples:
Alnico Classic Neck/Probucker bridge
ProBucker neck and bridge
ProBucker neck and bridge

Most sets seem to come with the wiring harness and quick connect system, and have the Epiphone stamp on the bottom. That seems like a lot of work to fake just to sell Epiphone parts.

 

[Paruwi]

Most sets seem to come with the wiring harness and quick connect system, and have the Epiphone stamp on the bottom. That seems like a lot of work to fake just to sell Epiphone parts.

Epi doesn't sell parts like this seperately at all,

so it can't be 'legit'

 

[squierjosh]

Ok...are the pickups legit? As my question asks - is someone buying these guitars and parting them out?

 

[Paruwi]

Ok...are the pickups legit? As my question asks - is someone buying these guitars and parting them out?

Where should anybody buy them if Epiphone doesn't sell them ?

they are offered as 'New'

 

[Paruwi]

Anybody with 'real' Epi Probuckers could compare them...

IIRC even the white 'quick-conectors' are not how they should be

 

[wildeman]

Im sure you can find the whole fake guitar pretty easily

 

[Blakk]

I have no reason to believe that the "many" sets of Epiphone pickups that are available for sale on ebay are fake.

 

[Raiyn]

I have no reason to believe that the "many" sets of Epiphone pickups that are available for sale on ebay are fake.

Not even when they're supposedly "new" and coming from overseas?

 

[BGood]

Epi doesn't sell parts like this seperately at all,

so it can't be 'legit'

Hmmm ...
http://store.epiphone.com/products/probucker-pickup-set/

 

[Paruwi]

Hmmm ...

they did not back in 2017 AFAIK

 

[BGood]

they did not back in 2017 AFAIK

Yes I know, I was surprised too. Maybe it's to confirm that the Chinese we see on eBay are fake.

 

[bgmacaw]

I've bought a set as well as a set of Casino P90's. They seem legit, the specs seem to line up correctly and they sound decent enough. I suspect they may be extras or rejects from a OEM production run that someone bought (maybe at the back door of the factory) and they're selling them.

 

[Raiyn]

Meh, this is part of the reason I bought the pickups for my axes direct from the manufacturer.

EDIT: That reads a bit snobby.... It isn't. Kiesel / Carvin sells direct to the consumer. Saves a bunch of markup and I got excellent pickups for not a lot of my dough.

 

[BGood]

Nobody can live with what comes with the guitar, so there are tons of used pups on the market.

 

[Raiyn]

Nobody can live with what comes with the guitar, so there are tons of used pups on the market.

While that's certainly a thing, one should always be suspicious when a deal is too good to be true.

 

[BGood]

To clarify things about eBay Probuckers from China, I wrote to Gibson this morning.

My question:
Are the Probuckers sold on eBay from China legitimate Epiphone products ?
Thank you

While I am not aloud to copy and paste Gibson's answer, what they say is that they don't have authorized dealers that sell new products on eBay.

 

[soulman969]

I was under the belief that all of the new Pro model pickups were wound in the US now.

 

[Paruwi]

I was under the belief that all of the new Pro model pickups were wound in the US now.

no, they never were made in the US

 

[soulman969]

no, they never were made in the US

So I was wrong? Ah well, there's a first time for everything.

 

[BGood]

While I am not aloud to copy and paste ...

Did I write aloud ?
LOL ... allowed