Tone Quality and Recommendations

Vintage Pair - the PBF-49 neck and PBF-51 bridge combination is intended for those players who seek the earlier vintage humbucker tonalities that come from windings near 7.5K-ohm for the neck pickup and just over 8K-ohm for the bridge pickup. The "49" and "51" provide much more focused and defined lows while retaining and improving the sweetnes of the high end.

Jazz Guitar Pair - the PBF-55 neck and PBF-57 bridge provide the same focused lows of the Vintage Pair, but with a softer, more rounded, warmer, more diffuse attack. The "55" and "57" pair is highly recommended for Jazz and Jazz/Rock applications, or for smoothing out the harshness of some heavier solid bodies.

Rock'n'Roll pair - the PBF-55 neck and PBF-77D bridge satisfy the need for clarity and smooth sweetness from the neck pickup and power with unequalled smoothness and definition from the bridge pickup.

The Man - For the last two years it has been our pleasure to collaborate with Ed Reynolds on the design of PBF guitar pickups. Ed was a builder of excellent guitars and basses and a top notch repairman in the Chicago area in the 70's and early 80's. He has continued his work in the Austin, Texas and now focuses exclusively on electric guitars.

The tone of the PBF series pickups is simply our distillation of the best features of Vintage Humbucker tone.

PBF pickups are available in Chrome plated, Nickel plated and Gold Plated covers. Their traditional, clean appearance will look equally at home in your '59 Paul, semi-hollowbody electric, or your Heavy Metal machine. For those who prefer the unbridled tone of uncovered pickups, they are available in ABS covers in black or white colors.

All PBF series pickups are cast in epoxy to remove unwanted feedback and microphonics.