1960 P.A.F. Humbucker Pickup

The Holy Grail Of Vintage P.A.F. Tone

Experience the most authentic sounding P.A.F. tone. The 1960 P.A.F. delivers airy, open tones with exceptional clarity and warmth that allows your amplifier and playing technique to shape the sound without overpowering. Roll back your volume for sweet, woody warmth, or dig in for smooth vintage grit with rich harmonic bloom. This is the sound of the peak golden era—1959-1960 P.A.F. humbuckers that represent the cream of the crop.

The sound you'll get: Balanced, warm tone with woody mids and smooth highs, exceptional touch sensitivity and dynamic response, and an open, breathing character that goes from sweet clean jazz tones to classic rock bliss—all with that unmistakable vintage P.A.F. magic.

Why it's unique: Using our proprietary Field Charging technique, all magnetic components—polepieces, slugs, and our vintage-formulated rough cast Alnico 2 magnet—are magnetized as a unified system, establishing a fully settled magnetic field immediately. This eliminates the traditional decades long period required to achieve authentic vintage tone, delivering the open treble, balanced midrange, and expressive touch sensitivity characteristic of a genuine 1959–1960 P.A.F. from the moment of installation.

We've taken all of the variables that made certain vintage PAFs legendary and recreated them with intentional precision. The 1960 P.A.F. uses vintage formulated Alnico 2 rough cast magnets with unpotted coils, and is wound to deliver that perfect balance of warmth and clarity that reacts beautifully to your touch. It's not a random copy of some old "vintage spec", it's a pickup deliberately designed from decades of experience to deliver the legendary tones of the original burst era with consistency you can count on.

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