Comparing Gibson 57 Classics vs. Hand-Wound P.A.F. Spec Humbuckers

Comparing Gibson 57 Classics vs. Hand-Wound P.A.F. Spec Humbuckers

We take a look at a couple of Gibson Les Pauls and compare tones on the Gibson's 57 Classic pickups vs. my hand-wound FiftyNiners (Vintage Customs) with rough cast Alnico 2 and 4 magnets. Not super scientific, just a raw and quick comparison for fun.

We like to nickname our FiftyNiners the "P.Eh.F" - The true Canadian-made P.A.F. pickup hehe

They key takeaway here is that neither sets of pickups are better than the other, simply just different flavours of a similar style of pickup.

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