’59 PAF

’59 PAF – Thicker Mids & Singing Vintage Sustain

The ’59 PAF recreates the iconic, fat, and deeply musical voice of the holy grail era. It is engineered for players who want a slightly hotter output that pushes an amplifier into beautiful harmonic saturation while keeping the top end silky smooth.

The Sonic Profile

• Silky, singing top end that carries a natural, sweet woodiness without ever sounding harsh.
• Thick, prominent midrange that cuts through a mix with an authoritative, vocal authority.
• Defined, balanced low end that provides rich sustain and never gets muddy or boomy.

The Machine-Wound Magic

To get that legendary ’59 punch, we program our machinery to duplicate the exact Leesona 102 pattern across both coils with zero offset.

By having no coil offset, we intentionally round off the sharp treble transients, resulting in a fatter, smoother tone with enhanced midrange focus, exceptional harmonic richness, and a slightly hotter wind (~8.3k Bridge) that sings effortlessly.

Period-Accurate Construction

Every single component follows strict vintage specifications to reproduce the exact behavior of the originals:

• Bobbins & Wire: Hotter-wound 42 AWG plain-enamel wire wound onto authentic butyrate bobbins.
• The Steel: Low-carbon steel screws and slugs to preserve the sweet high end.
• Baseplates & Covers: Pure nickel-silver, never copper-plated or brass, for maximum transparency.
• The Core: UK-cast Alnico II magnets for that “played-in” feel, gentle compression, and musicality.
• The Details: True maple spacers and brass bobbin screws complete the assembly.

Engineered Specifications (Measured at 1 kHz)

• Bridge: 8.3 kΩ | 5.04 H | 3.81 nF
• Neck: 7.5 kΩ | 4.00 H | 4.90 nF

Engineered the exact way they used to be. For players who still care how tone is made.

Not quite the flavour you’re looking for?

The ’59 is our richest, most driving Alnico II vintage set. If you want to tweak this baseline tone, explore our other historical eras and specialty sets:

• For more open, low-output clarity: See the ’57 PAF (Underwound & scatter-patterned)
• For our ultimate balanced baseline: See the ’58 PAF (Our flagship, quintessential late-’50s tone)
• For more immediate bite & punch: See the ’60 PAF (’58 offset pattern with Alnico V)
• For the legendary “Greeny” blues tone: See the PG PAF (Featuring the iconic, magnetically out-of-phase middle position)