How the ’60 sounds

A fast, crisp pick attack, a tight, punchy low end and clear highs that cut through the mix, with the woody mids and balance of a good 1960 PAF.

Bridge

A tight low end, woody, complex mids and a clear, cutting top end. Palm-muted riffs stay tight and percussive as you add gain.

Neck

Woody and vocal, with a tight low end that keeps chords clear. Single notes sing with a crisp attack.

Evenly matched, so neck and bridge share the same tight, clear response.

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Hear the ’60

Our demo of the ’60 set.

How the ’60 is built

Winding
Wound on a programmed winder, with patterns modelled on Leesona winding on both coils and an offset between the two coils.
Wire
42 AWG plain enamel.
Bobbins and spacers
Butyrate bobbins, maple spacers.
Steel parts
Low-carbon steel screws, slugs and keeper bar.
Covers and baseplates
Nickel silver, with no brass. The cover shape comes from a 3D scan of an original 1959 cover. To our ears, it keeps the top end open.
Magnet
UK sand-cast Alnico V. To our ears, it gives the ’60 its crisp attack and tight low end.
Potting
Unpotted, like original PAFs.
Every set
Measured and logged before it ships. Each pickup carries a handwritten numbered label.

Measured specs

TypicalBridgeNeck
DC resistance8.03 kΩ7.51 kΩ
Inductance4.39 H3.95 H
Capacitance4.66 nF5.19 nF

Typical measurements, not fixed targets. Inductance and capacitance measured at 1 kHz. DC resistance varies with temperature.

Fitting your ’60s

Long legs, as standard, suit Les Paul, SG, ES-335 and other semi-hollows, Explorer and Flying V.

Short legs suit PRS, Strats and Teles with humbucker routes, many Ibanez and Schecter models and some Epiphones. Ask for them in your order notes.

Height, as a starting point, measured from the top of the cover to the bottom of the open string:

Bridge
High E: 2 mm
Low E: 2–2.5 mm
Neck
High E: 3.5–4 mm
Low E: 4 mm

Then fine-tune by ear. Leave the leads full length until you’re sure you’re keeping them.

Before you buy

Yes. You have 30 days from delivery to fit them, play them and decide. If they’re not right in your guitar, send them back for a refund, or swap them for another model.

Two conditions: the leads must be full length and uncut (soldering them in is fine), and the pickups need to come back undamaged in their original packaging. You pay the return postage.

Refunds go to your original payment method within 5–7 working days of the pickups arriving back. This guarantee is in addition to your legal rights, which are not affected. Read the full returns policy

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