Help....Help... I'm in the PAF Rabbit hole.........................................

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harddriver

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Just kidding........:LOL:Now that I have experienced a low wind 61 A-4 PAF in the Duncan Steckel at 7.7K but as much as I like it....for my tastes it's a bit too tight and not enough push.... the clarity is amazing but I still like the slightly softer attack of my old Duncan 78 9K A2 model for a PAF.

I also found myself liking the EVH 14K Franky pickups in clips, as much as I didn't want to like them because years ago I bought a Duncan CC and I hated it with a passion which is what I thought the Duncan Franky was but I guess there are differences on how they are built.....:dunno:

I also wanted to try a rough cast A-5 PAF but a higher wind than my Steckel... According to Seymour Duncan the rough cast A-5 warms things up some according to Seymour's description........so enter the Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker at 8.7K Rough cast A-5. PDC loves these things in old threads and the specs sound great! Kinda like the Steckel but with more drive but a little softer attack from the rough cast A-5 magnet. :2thumbsup:

Since I love my 78 model I wanted something PAF PAFish but different than my 78 model to a variety of tones and this guitar has a Floyd so........................................

I bought a Jalen Pinnacle(His Frankensetin wind) 14K A-2 which is his version of the Duncan and EVH Franky pickup...Al Estrada's and Scottoson's clips pushed me over the edge.


And I found a Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker Bridge for cheap on Ebay.......I can't want to try them out.......:yes:

That is all....back into the rabbit hole I go..........:D
 
There’s nothing “soft” about the WLH. I had the custom shop MJ wound and it was one of the brightest, tightest PAF types I’ve tried in my R9. Too much for me.

I ran a bunch more through it before finding the Brandonwound 59’ clone. Bright, slightly overwound A4. It’s perfection to my ears anyway using high gain British amps.
 
EyesOfTheSouth! said:
There’s nothing “soft” about the WLH. I had the custom shop MJ wound and it was one of the brightest, tightest PAF types I’ve tried in my R9. Too much for me.

I ran a bunch more through it before finding the Brandonwound 59’ clone. Bright, slightly overwound A4. It’s perfection to my ears anyway using high gain British amps.
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For the price I had to try one out to satisfy my curiosity................:yes:
 
harddriver said:
For the price I had to try one out to satisfy my curiosity................:yes:
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Granted mine was the custom shop one, so maybe there is a difference. I’ve used the custom shop Pearly Gates and the production Pearly Gates in the same guitar and they didn’t sound remotely close.
 
I prefer A2 or A4 paf style bridge pickups in a LP. A5 sound harsh to me especially with a 8 to 9 k wind. Ymmv.
 
The WLH was a very cool sounding hot PAF , I didn’t find it overly bright . I haven’t used one in years but thought about revisiting it . They don’t make a production model in trem spacing anymore so it’s either floor shop custom or find one used
 
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