Tone Quest Magazine review of the
Deacons PAF set:
“Bobby Tyson is a very humble and laid back guy who just happens to wind the best sounding vintage-style humbucking pickups on the planet. We can say this because we have had more than a few authentic Gibson PAFs and many reproduction humbuckers in our possession and Tyson absolutely nails the tone, feel, dynamic response and harmonic complexity of a great PAF pickup (and they weren’t all great).”
Read the full Tone Quest review.
Tyson Tone offers vintage style PAF humbucker pickups for players chasing the feel, clarity, response, and harmonic character of the best old examples. From dry, hollow late 50s style tones to brighter, more open and biting sets, each model is built for strong note definition, touch sensitivity, dynamics, and that front of the note attack and bloom great vintage PAF pickups are known for.
The best PAF humbucker pickups are wound on vintage auto traverse coil winding machines, like Tyson Tone, and just as the originals were in Kalamazoo. A lot of time went into vintage machine research, head to head work with exceptional original PAFs, and sorting out the small details that make a pickup not just sound right, but feel right under the hands.
Email me if you need help choosing the best pickups for your guitar and playing style.
How to choose PAF humbucker pickups
The best PAF humbuckers for you depend on what you want more of: dryness, bite, sweetness, openness, output, and how the pickup feels under the hands. Some players want low output vintage PAF pickups with extra clarity and bloom. Others want a little more push, cut, and aggression without losing touch sensitivity.
Best vintage style humbuckers for Les Paul, SG, and ES 335 style guitars
These vintage style humbuckers work beautifully in Les Paul, SG, and ES 335 style guitars, but each set leans a little differently. Some favor late 50s dryness and woodiness. Others are brighter, sweeter, or a little more aggressive. The goal is not one sound. It is matching the right voice and feel to the guitar and player.
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The Preachers Set
Used by Peter Stroud, Gino Matteo. |
Clear and bell-like neck tone, bridge pickup has classic PAF bite and balanced mids. Works great in Les Pauls, SGs and ES-335s, VERY versatile.
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ALNICO 2 Bridge &
ALNICO 4 Neck
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7.4k Neck – Low Output
8.1k Bridge – Med Output |
| Precious & Grace Set Used by Charlie Starr, Marcus King, Nick Perri |
Our best selling set. Iconic ’59 Les Paul Burst Tone – dry, woody and dynamic.
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ALNICO 4 Bridge &
ALNICO 4 Neck
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7.5k Neck – Med Output
8.1k Bridge – Med/High Output |
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Used by Tim Pierce, Brett Kingman
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Bright and clear neck pickup, bridge humbucker does the “tele on steroids” thing to a tee – sweet and aggressive treble.
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ALNICO 2 Bridge &
ALNICO 4 Neck
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7.4k Neck – Low Output
7.6k Bridge -Med/Low Output |
| Preacher’s Daughters |
Medium output with dry-woody tone with treble chirp. Very musical and dynamic.
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ALNICO 4 Bridge &
ALNICO 4 Neck
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7.4k Neck – Low/Med
7.6K Bridge – Med Output |
| Custom Humbucker Pickups |
Custom, and modified sets and single pickups are available.
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Your Choice of Magnets.
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Email for custom humbucker details.
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