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The Gibson 1957 PAF Reissue Set are the most historically accurate P.A.F. pickup replicas ever made. Featuring unbalanced coils, tight lows, clear top end, Alnico 5 magnet, & nickel covers.
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The most historically accurate P.A.F. pickup replicas ever made
The Gibson Pickup Shop is very proud to introduce the 1957-1960 P.A.F. Reissue Sets. Each pickup set in this series has a unique tone profile from different wire turn counts and different grade, long, rough-cast magnets. The new 1957 P.A.F. Reissue Set is crafted to the same exacting standards as our 1959 Collector’s Edition Humbucker Sets, but without the Lifton cases, individual serialization, and mounting rings.
Using a combination of 3D scanning, scientific analysis, reverse engineering of original examples from the late 1950s, and specifications from the Gibson archives, the new Gibson 1957 P.A.F. Reissue Set accurately reproduces the vintage Patent Applied For humbucker dimensions, appearance, and most crucially, sound. They use 42 AWG plain enamel wire, wound on our vintage coil winders using Double Vintage Black butyrate bobbins, long, rough cast Alnico 5 magnets, maple spacers, vintage-correct steel slugs and keeper bars, and True Historic nickel covers. They’re vintage-correct, right down to the Patent Applied For decals and even the tooling marks on the baseplate feet. Their unbalanced coils and Alnico 5 magnets give them a tight, punchy low end, bright, clear top end, and slightly scooped midrange. Alnico 5 has a fast attack and is very articulate, with strong note separation. This is the most aggressive and modern-feeling of the P.A.F. Reissue Sets; clear and powerful, and great for cutting through a mix.
In 1957, the Gibson Patent Applied For humbucker pickup, often referred to as the “P.A.F.” by collectors and players, made its debut. The pickups received their nickname from the Patent Applied For decals affixed to their undersides at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo. First appearing on the 1957 ES-175, the pickup quickly became established as the primary transducer for higher-end Gibson electric guitars such as the Les Paul Goldtop, Custom, and Standard, while the more student-oriented models, like Les Paul Juniors and Specials, retained the single-coil P-90.
Gibson used a variety of different Alnico magnet types throughout the Patent Applied For era. No matter which magnet type they have within them, vintage P.A.F. pickups are some of the most highly valued pickups on the used market, when you can find someone willing to part with theirs. Now, you don’t have to hunt for pickups that deliver that vintage tone. Packaged in sets of two for treble and rhythm position use, the 1957 P.A.F. Reissue Set delivers vintage Patent Applied For pickup sound without the vintage price tag. Order a set today and see why so many players have praised the P.A.F. tone for decades.
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