The 'Original Banger' is a vintage output humbucker pickup with just 6 pole pieces and a grey fibre plate top.
Billy F Gibbons designed the pickup and wanted a vintage look using grey coloured fibre material. He also specified having the treble side of the pole pieces further away from the bridge on the guitar.
Billy F Gibbons then attached the red tape to top off the look.
The 'Original Banger' turned out to be a magic connection between these two main features.
- Humbucker Pickups
- The result of a close relationship between Billy F Gibbons & Cream T
- Neck Output approx: 7.3k*
- Bridge Output approx: 8.9k*
As seen in the following ZZ Top Videos
ZZ Top & Jeremiah Weed
ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid (Live 2013)
ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid
All of our Aurora models are available with traditonal fixed pickups or the Relish pickup switching system installed. This system allows you to hot swap a variety of pickups from Cream T or alternatively you can fit the mount to any humbucker sized pickup, from any manufacturer. Of course, if you already own a Relish Guitar all of our relish mounted pickups will slot straight in.
Pickups will be mounted in standard Relish housing, with legs removed and wires cut short. If you do not wish for the legs to be cut, please e-mail us and let us know.
Wires must be cut to accommodate housing, however this can be reversed and wire can be extended at a later date. New baseplates can also be attached if legs have been removed. Please allow for up to 10 days for pickups to be dispatched.
