There is so much hype in the guitar world about vintage specs, about whether or not something is true to the original 50s specs, about how true to the original PAF a given aftermarket humbucker really is, etc. etc.
Just based on the marketing material, you would think that guitar players are truly PAF-obsessed.
But are we? Are you?
There are tons of humbuckers that are not wound to sound anything like Mr. Lover's originals, or else Seymour wouldn't be in business.
I love my classic rock as much as the next guy, buuuuut when I've heard sound samples of actual PAFs as compared to a quality aftermarket pup, I definitely favor the new stuff. As much as there is a whole bunch of lore about how "they got it right the first time," that's mostly nonsense IMO, and I bet the guitar legends of old would have sounded even better if they had today's pups (or pedals, amps, etc....)
How about you gents?
Just based on the marketing material, you would think that guitar players are truly PAF-obsessed.
But are we? Are you?
There are tons of humbuckers that are not wound to sound anything like Mr. Lover's originals, or else Seymour wouldn't be in business.
I love my classic rock as much as the next guy, buuuuut when I've heard sound samples of actual PAFs as compared to a quality aftermarket pup, I definitely favor the new stuff. As much as there is a whole bunch of lore about how "they got it right the first time," that's mostly nonsense IMO, and I bet the guitar legends of old would have sounded even better if they had today's pups (or pedals, amps, etc....)
How about you gents?
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