ORVILLE by GIBSON MIJ Pickup ... killer and $52.00 USD

 GOTOH HB-CLASSIC ALPHA HUMBUCKER

In 1988 Gibson decided that in Japan there were several companies making Les Paul Std. that were as good if not better than theirs. They decided to fight back by making their own MIJ Orville by Gibson. The name was taken from Gibsons founder Orville Gibson. They were meant for the Japanese market only.

So to get to the point I recently got a chance to try one. WTF it blew my socks off!!!!

No I am not looking for one. They cost more than a Gibson these days. We all know Gibson PU's do not just get used in one model. If you try a Gibson and like the PU the PU puts you 95% there.

The good news is the PU were and still are made by GOTOH as the HB-Classic Alpha.

It uses an American Alnico 2 magnet with 4 conductor wiring and

with the output rated at 7.67 K ohms. 

$52.00 USD

CONCLUSION __

I do not have a guitar needing an HB at the moment but I usually  prefer Anico 2 PU's. They have fatter mids but slightly weaker lows than a 5. 

Think of all those classic PAF's thru a Marshall stack on 60's/70's records and this is what you get!!! You can get them online from Amplified Parts. 

I must mention the obvious 

U.S. parts, MIJ for a  made in China price WTF!!!