Help identifying pickups

Avallanch

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Hello guys
I'm interested in buying EBMM Silo from 1989. I asked the seller about pickups and mods done to the guitar; he sent me this picture. It's obvious that the guitar has been modified (shielding, japanese tone pot, push/pull volume pot), but my main question is about pickups: since the seller doesn't know whether they were changed, is there a way to tell if they are original pups from 80s? I know that it's hard to identify pups by just looking at the picture, but maybe some of you guys can tell me something; I know the wire colors are kinda strange (from what I know they should be either red/black or red/white). Appraciate any kind of info, cheers!unnamed.jpg
 
Hello and welcome to the forum!

I found a photo that shows another Silhouette of similar vintage with the same wiring colors. They may well be original AlNiCo single coil pickups. I don't recall who made them. May have been Schaller? See thread here... Silhouette history?
 
Thank you very much! They indeed look very similar. So it would seem that shielding is actually original, interesting.
 
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