Seth Lover and PU

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Ladies and gentlemen, Gibson's...P-490P-490 by Gibson?
P-490 is a PU developed by Gibson in 1957.Humbucking PUdeveloped by Gibson in 1957.
If you know Gibson or even if you don't, if you look up humbucking PUs, you will almost certainly pass by the "P.A.F」。
What is P.A.F?Patent Applied For(Patent Applied For), and the official name isP-490(patent pending), and its official name is P-490.

P.A.F." is now a legendary PU, and one of the staff members involved in its developmentSeth LoverOne of the staff members involved in the development of the P.A.F. is a man named Seth Lover.

Seth Lover joined Gibson in 1945.
Prior to joining Gibson, he worked for the Navy as a radar and undersea detector technician.
After joining Gibson, Seth Lover worked on electrical systems, including repair and amp development, and also began working on pickup development.

Gibson's electric guitars before 1957 wereP-90andP-480were equipped with single coils, but when playing at high volume or standing by the ampprone to noise.However, this is not always the case.
Seth Lover and his colleagues have come up with a solution,Two coils in a row to cancel out hum noiseto cancel out the hum.
This led to the development of theP-490P-490!

P-490The development of the P-490 began around 1955, and after about 6 months of development, the patent was obtained around 1959.
The development of the P-490 was led by Gibson's president at the time, who was also involved in the development of Les Paul and other instruments.Ted McCartywho was the president of Gibson at that time and was also involved in the development of Les Paul, participated in the development.
The P-490 developed in this way became the foundation of the electric guitar as we know it today.


So far, you may have heardSeth Lover=Gibsonbut what a surprise!Fenderbut to our surprise, Seth Lover also worked for Fender!

Seth Lover joined Fender in 1967 and developed several PUs for Fender.
The most famous PU among them is the "Wide Large HumbuckerThe most famous PU among them is the "Wide Large Humbucker".
Speaking of Wide Large HumbuckerTelecaster CustomandTelecaster Deluxeand Telecaster Deluxe!
While the construction is almost similar to Gibson's P-490, the sound is brighter and has a good treble extraction similar to that of a single.

Seth Lover was asked by Fender to make a PU that sounded like a Gibson, but felt that the tone required for a Fender electric was a little different from a Gibson, so he developed a Humbucker with a brilliant tone like the Wide Large Humbucker We developed the Humbucker, which has a brilliant tone like the Wide Large Humbucker.

Seth Lover worked for Fender until 1975, when he retired from CBS following mandatory retirement.


Seth Lover, who developed PUs for Gibson and Fender, two companies that are as integral to the history of the electric guitar as Fender and Gibson are to the history of the guitar!