Most of my PAF pickups start out at $99 shipped. Covers add $10
The P'AF
The P'AF is my take on the the greatest pickup ever made. And no, I am not going to overhype my pickup or claim to have some secret recipe. The reality is that these pickup were built so inconsistently that anyone claiming to have a P.A.F copy would perhaps have a copy of one of the many P.A.F' specs to leave the Gibson factory.. My response, is which one is it a copy of? What most winders can agree upon is that the winds, magnets, and steel grades in many of the parts were inconsistent. The reality is that some pickups sounded better than others. I have prototyped alot of wind specs and I have general opinions of what works best with different guitars, different amps, and different music styles. I do offer a few specs that I feel are the most versatile and best sounding under most gear combinations.
I prefer 2 designs. First would be a rough cast A4 @~7.5 - 7.8k neck and ~8.3-8.5k bridge for a very balanced tone without getting too hot.. The second would be either an A5 or A2 @~7.6 - 8k neck and ~8.5-8.7k bridge. depending if you like a stronger mid focused tone (A5) or a dynamic and slightly compressed feel with softer highs (A2), I would recommend either one of these or the Dry'd Z in the neck positions to pair with once of my modern bridge offerings.
The Dry'd Z
The Dry'd Z is my take on the infamous Dry Z pickup used for a very short time in the early 80's when Greco was building their high end copies of Gibson's single cutaways design. These pickups are very sought after and often counterfeited due to their value and rarity. I absolutely love A3 pickups for several reasons. If you play only clean, I highly recommend this pickup. These through a Fender amp are simply the most musical clean tones in my opinion. Here's the kicker..... I also love them with high gain amps that don't need a push from the pickups. Often times when you start pushing volume on high gain amps, they start to get bloated. With these, they have unmatched clarity and wiill keep the high gain well defined and cutting. The original's had both the bridge and neck pickups being of similar specs @~7.6k with ALNICO 3 magnets, but I do think there can be some benefit of going hotter on the bridge side. I've always liked the neck tones of the Dry Z better than the bridge, so my official recommendation is 8.7k on the bridge. The originals were also wax potted, but these can be ordered unpotted. See the info page for my take on wax potting vs non-wax potting. These are a great pairing for the neck position of one of my modern bridge offerings.
The P'AF
The P'AF is my take on the the greatest pickup ever made. And no, I am not going to overhype my pickup or claim to have some secret recipe. The reality is that these pickup were built so inconsistently that anyone claiming to have a P.A.F copy would perhaps have a copy of one of the many P.A.F' specs to leave the Gibson factory.. My response, is which one is it a copy of? What most winders can agree upon is that the winds, magnets, and steel grades in many of the parts were inconsistent. The reality is that some pickups sounded better than others. I have prototyped alot of wind specs and I have general opinions of what works best with different guitars, different amps, and different music styles. I do offer a few specs that I feel are the most versatile and best sounding under most gear combinations.
I prefer 2 designs. First would be a rough cast A4 @~7.5 - 7.8k neck and ~8.3-8.5k bridge for a very balanced tone without getting too hot.. The second would be either an A5 or A2 @~7.6 - 8k neck and ~8.5-8.7k bridge. depending if you like a stronger mid focused tone (A5) or a dynamic and slightly compressed feel with softer highs (A2), I would recommend either one of these or the Dry'd Z in the neck positions to pair with once of my modern bridge offerings.
The Dry'd Z
The Dry'd Z is my take on the infamous Dry Z pickup used for a very short time in the early 80's when Greco was building their high end copies of Gibson's single cutaways design. These pickups are very sought after and often counterfeited due to their value and rarity. I absolutely love A3 pickups for several reasons. If you play only clean, I highly recommend this pickup. These through a Fender amp are simply the most musical clean tones in my opinion. Here's the kicker..... I also love them with high gain amps that don't need a push from the pickups. Often times when you start pushing volume on high gain amps, they start to get bloated. With these, they have unmatched clarity and wiill keep the high gain well defined and cutting. The original's had both the bridge and neck pickups being of similar specs @~7.6k with ALNICO 3 magnets, but I do think there can be some benefit of going hotter on the bridge side. I've always liked the neck tones of the Dry Z better than the bridge, so my official recommendation is 8.7k on the bridge. The originals were also wax potted, but these can be ordered unpotted. See the info page for my take on wax potting vs non-wax potting. These are a great pairing for the neck position of one of my modern bridge offerings.