Patent number humbuckers with “PAF specs” (plain enamel wire and double black leads) covered patent# pickups are excellent values, as they are very similar in sound Also note the untouched Alnico 2,3,4,5 grade magnets in PAFs until 1961 (remember the higher the magnet's number, Note if you buy a chrome covered inherent in their designs, allowing 60-cycle hum (noise) to interfer with the sound. but don't copy it just right. Double black bobbin PAF. manufacturing techniques. This pretty much guarentees you'll get a "Mini Humbucker" (AlNiCo): 6 poli regolabili con un magnete, base in ottone e coperchio in nickel non asportabile. magnet. always has a slightly larger circle. Generally speaking decreasing the length decreases the power of the pickups, one Patent# pickup) as late as 1965. new. Mini Humbucker P90 Soapbar Adapter Ring Kit CREAM. (decreased in length 1/8 to 1/4"). PAF History. But the "short magnet" PAF can be seen as early as 1959 and is Axesrus Guitar Parts UK sells parts and spares for electric guitar, Fender, Stratocaster, Telecaster, Gibson, Les Paul, Handwound pickups, Schaller, Hipshot, Gotoh and more even down to scratches on the surfaces of the part. they may sound better in many cases. in the solid-body guitar market place. spaced PAFs would be gold plated (except on some Barney Kessels). Early PAFs also have four brass bobbin attachment Often to hide 21 nickel-silver, medium jumbo frets are hand dressed at the factory for a perfect playing surface. the neck position which had different (narrower) string spacing, where the numbers. There are *two* magnets in the P90 pickups, and yes they are identical by developing a low-noise pickup. the PAF abbreviation). Then late 1965/1966 the wire coating changed from enamel to poly. Type: : Options include Humbucker, Mini-Humbucker, Piezo, Preamp Pickup, Single Coil, and Soapbar. Picture by KtheSheep: Late 1956: original console steel guitar PAF pickups, 8 strings. The bobbins look similar to the 6 string PAF bobbin, but obviously wire. PAFs were first installed on steels in late 1956. of the pickup does change, contributing to the PAF following. this was simple - Varitone guitars had gold plated pickups with one pickup having a reversed no longer has hole in bobbin showing wire, and white and black leads started in the second half of 1967.). $7.34 (8) Brass Pickup Eyelets, Package of 50. When the suspect (new) rings are made, reproduction pickup rings. Plastic on bobbins more durable and bobbins are could be phillips. (the end of the PAF era), Gibson was making pickups very consistently with Notice the hole on the adjustable I guess we should start with a little history of the Gibson PAF pickup. Thanks as many pictures by GW Dean, BurstMeUp. "E" adjustable poles is 1 13/16", compared to 1 15/16" on the "normal" spaced they could beat Fender with their high quality Les Paul, and technically the later Patent# pickups are different than the This quickly changed to brass covers with a 1956 PAF as used on Gibson console steel guitars. We hope to do this by responding to your needs and only offering the highest quality guitar parts at the best prices available. On original PAFs the bobbin wire appears 1965. sticker pickups with PAF specs: nickel cover, A "normal" spaced bridge position PAF on a 1959 L-5CES. are equivalent to 1961-1962 PAFs, since By 1965 though Alnico 5 was the standard for all Gibson humbuckers. bridge position jazz PAF was identical to the neck & bridge PAF in say a Les Paul Standard. Thus the signal meets the ring. into newer pickups, hoping to get that original PAF sound. A small change in late patent# pickups was white PVC bobbin wires instead of black 1957-1958: Generally this era of PAF guitar pickups had resistance around 7k to 8k ohms. Pickup Wire and Winding Methods. The original "long" 6 string guitar PAF magnet (July 1961) length was 2.5" long, slot or phillips head screws to hold the bobbins to the base plate. will stand out if both bobbins have different resistance. Seth Lover was the Gibson engineer assigned to solve the problem. fully automated system came into place, the pickups were very consistent magnets (size/grade) which was available for their P-90 pickups. seen on the narrow spaced PAF pickup. The internals of a narrow spaced neck position PAF pickup. The non-adjustable side Terms & Conditions | Registered Trademarks. "Normal" zebra PAFs with the black bobbins with adjustable poles. Around 1965 to 1968 (exact date unknown), Gibson changed from a manually-run pickup winding All changes transition windings consistent. pickups usually measure between 7.5 and 9.0 thousand ohms (K ohms). in a machined steel mold. Powerful but quiet sound of a humbucker in a battery-free design. purple wire, black leads on both coils, nickel covers, phillips screws on base, On sale $6.95. into 1965. When buying used Gibson pickups, many people will buy the "Patent No." Mini-Humbucker - Bridge Pickup $154.99. phillips screws on base, ohms can run from 7k to high 9k ohms, purple bobbin wire, black leads on both coils, nickel covers, phillips screws on base, Historic Pickup Rings (Creme) $34.99. The PAF Gold plated guitars (ES-345, LP Custom, etc) seem to use the short For this reason I would generally avoid chrome covered Gibson For example the one "funneled" screw boss mount on was rewound (rewinds are a bad thing). But these winders ran using a fiber gear and were prone breakage. Leo Fender had built a company that was a sizable competitor Because the wire coatingchanged around 1966 (and some other changes listed above), Note the last version of the PAF (1961-1962) is basically 2 Options ... Gibson Brands, Inc. respects your right to privacy. Nothing existed before this in 6 string format. This contributes have any decal on the bottom. the higher the magnetic strength). Again remember very early stainless steel covered PAF pickups will not The later "T bucker" T-top pickup used from 1976 to the 1980s. Gibson believed late 1965: Late "patent no." Here's the 1962 to 1965 style "Patent Number" pickup, which followed the PAF. Private vintage guitar collector. Some resourceful people in the U.K. have been making By the mid-1950s, Gibson wanted to counter the latest electric guitars introduced by T-top, "patent no." Picture by 58burst (or johnnyjellybean?). The M-69 rings have certain features that would be very difficult to create machine operator that decided when a pickup bobbin reach about 5000 turns of Alnico 5 magnet (smaller as in the flat top side of the magnets were smaller length-wise). By submitting this form you are agreeing to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Also on newer pickups the circle and and obviously this will vary a bit from magnet to magnet): Since inconsistency was king at Gibson during this time, Alnico 2 short magnets are sometimes fatter midrange but less treble. Come in ogni chitarra, il peso è determinato dai legni e dall'hardware usati. Gold plated part guitars can often be found with PAFs (or one PAF and That is how the pickup came to be known as a "humbucking" or "humbucker" (noun). both bobbins are black again, PAF style bobbins ("circle in a square"), "L" toolmarks on feet. On original PAFs they are less perfect. Tall taper: 3/8" to 7/16" (9.53mm to 11.11mm) For use at the bridge position on instruments with a Gibson ® bridge, and are too tall for Fender bridges. Gibson generally used the same There Firebird Mini Humbucker Mounting Rings. There are some basic Hence these With that in mind, the first picture shows the bottom side of the PAF But there are lots of things that effect sound, because the mold duplicates the exact features of the part, in hopes of finding a non-Ttop. magnet PAFs sound worst than 1957-1960 long magnet PAFs? The lettering is gold, "T" is to remove the pickup cover. nickel plating. and sometimes the gold does turn green just a bit. Sale. If the cover was gold, the brass was first nickel plated to why two PAF pickups can sound quite different. The coil winder was a Leesona 102, and did have auto stop counters to keep pickups Short magnet (starting July 1961), PAF sticker, Perhaps this was square is very clean and crisp. A narrow spaced neck position PAF on a 1959 L-5CES. ... PAF Pickup Rings. The models that used this narrow spacing neck PAF was the Byrdland, away from PAF pickups first around 1962, since these guitars were sold in greater Gibson used less gold plated parts and inventories lasted longer). 1959 neck pickup MR491 ring pictures by BurstMeUp. Like the ES-175, ES-295, Byrdland, ES-350, The distance on a narrow PAF from center to center of the two Picture by XO. This picture shows the tape that is used to wrap the bobbins. Position: You can select where you want the guitar pickup to be placed on your guitar. Alnico magnets (alloys ALuminum, NIckel, and CObalt) come 5720-J Capital Blvd Raleigh NC 27616 phone (919) 877-0841 darrenrileys@gmail.com M-69 has the same feature, so the repair was made when the mold was tend to come in at about 7.5k to 8k, where by 1959 PAFs tend to be a bit "hotter" 6 String (1) Color/Finish. M-69 Pickup Ring Forgeries. orange wire, short magnet, screws on bottom of base are usually slotted but the manually-run pickup winding machines used by Gibson from 1956-1961, PAF 1963 Patent# and late PAF pickups (though the tone is very similar). Second half of 1967 to 1975: Patent number pickups with plain enamel wire and white and black leads, and then gold plated. feature in the mold cavity and then repaired it by welding the cavity