The Mighty Mite single coil

I was able to find on eBay an accurate recreation of Ed’s unwired Mighty Mite single coil.  The seller is another EVH junkie like myself, and can be found on the Halen.com forums under the name “YMI5150?”.  I strongly recommend doing business with him.  His construction is top notch, and he shipped out VERY promptly.  It’s a non-working version, which matters not, since it won’t even be wired up, and it looks great.  Ed used an old Mighty Mite single coil pickup in the neck position, with a red phenolic cap.  It’s a rare pickup to say the least, and has a distinctive color and texture, which made this find even better.  I can’t say I’ve ever paid for a non-working electronic component knowingly before, but you can’t beat the appearance.  Like all the components, I still have relicing to do with it, but you can’t tell the difference between this and the original.

Mighty Mite single coil

Mighty Mite single coil