ThroBak Pickup Buyer's Guide
Click pickup model name to go directly to product page. By controlling vintage era specs. like wire windings, magnets, wire size and ohms per foot within the 42AWG tolerance, we are able to offer a wide selection of the best tonal variations of these classic pickup designs.
ThroBak P.A.F. Buyer's Guide
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Model:
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Output & Tone:
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Magnets & Character:
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Resistance & Winder:
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Med./Low output Bridge, Low output Neck. Sweet and airy Blues, Rock, Pop tones.
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Long A2 Neck & Bridge. Scooped mids, compressed attack.
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7.6k Neck
8.1k Bridge Leesona 102, Slug 101 winders |
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Med. output classic rock and blues tones. Thick but defined when driven. Early 70's Exile Tones!
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Short A2 Neck & Bridge.
Slightly scooped mids, less compressed. |
8.3k Neck
8.0k Bridge Leesona 102B winder |
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Med./High output. Aggressive long A2 P.A.F. tones that clean up easily with dynamics.
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Long A2 Neck & Bridge.
Scooped mids, compressed attack. |
8.1k Neck
8.5k Bridge Leesona 102 winder |
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Med. Bridge, Low Neck.
Blues, Rock, Country. Tonally very flexible. |
Long A5 Unoriented, IL made. Neck & Bridge.
Compressed attack and prominent mids. |
7.8k Neck
8.4k Bridge Leesona 102, Slug 101 winders |
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Med./High Bridge,
Med./High Neck. A Whole Lotta Texas Tube Snake Boogie and British tones. Great for slide tones too.! |
Long A5 Neck & Bridge. focused, mid dominant tone.
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8.2k Neck
8.6K Bridge Leesona 102 winder |
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Med. Bridge, Low. Neck.
Versatile hard driving but nuanced P.A.F. tone. |
Long Unoriented A5 Neck, IN. made.
Long Oriented A5 bridge. |
7.5k Neck
8.3k Bridge Leesona 102B winder |
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Med. Bridge, Low/Mid Neck. Dynamic and aggressive with nice chunk.
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Short A5 Neck and Bridge. Punchy lower mid dominant tone.
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7.9k Neck
8.3k Bridge Leesona 102 winder |
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High Bridge, Low Neck
Tasteful neck tones and beastly rocking bridge tones. |
Long A4 Neck and Bridge. Dry upper mid dominant tone.
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7.6k Neck
9.1k Bridge Leesona 102B winder |
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Low bridge, Low neck
'57-'58 vintage PAF tone Very full tonal response and bass for a low outout PAF. |
Choice of Long A2, A4, A5
Doug and Pat Show video Demo's all 3 magnets |
7.7k Neck
7.5k Bridge KZ/LP-115 winder |
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Low bridge, Low neck
Classic early AC/DC SG tones. Classic early 70's B.B. King tones. |
Short A2 Neck
Short A2 Bridge |
7.6k Neck
7.8k Bridge ME-301 winder |
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Low bridge, Low neck
Classic West Coast ES-335 and SG tones. |
Short A2 Neck
Short A5 Bridge |
7.5k Neck
7.6k Bridge ME-301 winder |
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Low Bridge, Low Neck.
Sweet neck tone, chimed middle and round bridge with treble bite. |
Long A2 Neck
Long A5 unoriented IL. made, Bridge |
7.7k Neck
7.9k Bridge Leesona 102 winder |
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High Bridge and Neck.
Big, fat aggressive Bridge tone and big detailed Neck tone |
Long unoriented A5, IN made, Neck.
Short A5 Bridge |
8.3k Neck
9.2k Bridge Leesona 102B winder |
ThroBak Telecaster Pickups
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Model:
ThroBak T-'54 MXV Tele
Pickup Repros $760 per pair (available as single pickups also) |
Output & Tone:
Low/Med. output
Bridge: Balanced twang, deep open low end. Neck: Clear and balanced. Med./High output
Bridge: Fat and Punchy Neck: Fat and Clear Med. Output
Bridge: Big, balanced tone. Neck: Big and clear |
Magnets & Character:
Illinois Made A5
Hand beveled Flat Poles Illinois Made A5
Hand beveled Staggerd Bridge Poles Indiana Made A5
Roto finished Staggerd Bridge Poles |
Resistance & Winder:
6.8k Neck
6.6k Bridge Hand Scatter Wound 7.3k Neck
7.3k Bridge Hand Scatter Wound 7.1k Neck
6.8k Bridge Coweco winder |
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Model:
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Output & Tone:
Med./High Bridge, Med. Middle, Med. Neck
Bitey treble/Punchy mids, Heavy Build Formvar wire tones. |
Magnets & Character:
A5 Rod Neck
A5 Rod Middle A5 Rod Bridge |
Resistance & Winder:
6.3k Neck
6.3k Middle 6.6k Bridge ME-481A winder |
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Low/Med. Bridge, Low Middle, Low/Med. Neck
Deep low end and rich highs, 42AWG Plain Enamel tones. |
A5 Rod Neck
A5 Rod Middle A5 Rod Bridge |
6.0k Neck
5.8k Middle 6.0k (6.5k Hot Option) Bridge ME-481A winder |
ThroBak Patent Office application P.A.F.
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Model:
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Output & Tone:
Low Bridge, Low Neck.
Think fat Tele with humbucker body and range. |
Magnets & Character:
Long A3 Neck
Long A4 Bridge |
Resistance & Winder:
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7.3k Neck
7.9k Bridge ME-301 winder |
ThroBak Humbucker Sized P-90 Buyer's Guide
ThroBak Humbucker Sized P-90 Buyer's Guide
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Model:
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Output & Tone:
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Magnets & Character:
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Resistance & Winder:
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Med. Bridge, Low Neck.
Game changing bucker sized P-90. Big tone, big range. |
Long A3 Neck
Long A4 Bridge |
7.6k Neck
8.2k Bridge Geo-38 winder |
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Med. Bridge, Low Neck.
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A5 Rods Neck & Bridge
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7.6k Neck
8.2k Bridge Geo-38 winder |
ThroBak P-90 Soap Bar Buyer's Guide
ThroBak P-90 Soap Bar Buyer's Guide
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Model:
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Output & Tone:
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Magnets & Character:
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Resistance & Winder:
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Low Bridge, Low Neck. Focused and fast response. Dirty or clean with pick dynamics.
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Long A4 Neck & Bridge
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7.3k Neck
7.6k Bridge Geo-38 winder |
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Med. Bridge,
Med./ Low Neck. Sweet, warm neck tone. Full bridge tone. |
Long A2 Neck
Long A4 Bridge |
7.6k Neck
8.1k Bridge Geo-38 winder |
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High Bridge,
Med. Neck. Dirty and up front. |
Long A4 Neck & Bridge
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7.8k Neck
8.8k Bridge Geo-38 winder |
ThroBak P-90 Soap Bar Buyer's Guide
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Model:
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Output & Tone:
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Magnets & Character:
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Resistance & Winder:
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Lower output, tonally flexible Bridge P-90.
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Long A4 Bridge
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7.8K Bridge
Geo-38 winder |
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Med. output Bridge with power to drive amp but still can clean up with volume pot.
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Long A4 Bridge
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8.4K Bridge
Geo-38 winder |
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High output Bridge to drive amp. Classic saturated P-90 dirty tones.
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Long A4 Bridge
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9.0K Bridge
Geo-38 winder |
