Gibson series VIIIB humbuckers

Series VIIB humbucker Victory bass seriess pickups were designed by Tim Shaw of the Kalamazoo plant R&D team. The Victory standard pickup used thinner diameter wire than the Artist, in order to produce more mid-range and presence. According to Gibson, "due to the exceptional efficiency and balance characteristics of this new design pickup, no adjustable pole pieces are necessary".

Dimensions: 87.3mm x 34.8mm x 27mm (excluding protruding mounting tabs).

From the 1982 Gibson Victory owners manual:
instead of using the traditional side by side placement of the humbucking pickup coils, and "end to end" coil placement design is incorporated. This enables each string to pass over only one coil of the pickup producing the pure, sweet, full frequency response of a true single coil pickup. However the pickups incorporate standard "humbucking" wiring to cancel the unwanted noise and hum frequencies unfortunately inherent in a simple coil pickup design