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Though known for their PAF replicas, ThroBak is much more than just humbuckers offering players the finest Strat, Tele and P-90 pickups made being made anywhere in the world today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Visit High Voltage Guitars\" href=\"\/pages\/visit-us\"\u003eVisit Us\u003c\/a\u003e today and you can come try guitars loaded with these pickups so you can hear for yourself what the fuss is all about. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"throbak-sle-101-mxv-set-aged-nickel","title":"ThroBak SLE-101 MXV Humbucker Set - Aged Nickel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ThroBak SLE-101 MXV PAF Set are what put them on the map. Their replica PAFs not only look the part but every minute detail bring out the absolute best tone possible. Using Long Rough Cast A2 Magnets gives these pickups a focus and push that is as close are you can get to installing a set of vintage PAFs in your guitar. Unlike their vintage counterparts, every set of SLE-101 pickups is made to ThroBak's exacting specifications so you know you're getting the best set possible every time. Regardless of what style guitar you put them in, these are some of the finest replica vintage pickups being made today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeck 7.6K, Bridge 8.1K, long A2 magnets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaximum Vintage Patent Applied For Set Specs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage PAF clone Butyrate bobbins tooled and molded in the USA to vintage specs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoils wound on vintage \u003cstrong\u003eLeesona 102\u003c\/strong\u003e and vintage Gibson, Kalamazoo made \u003cstrong\u003eSlug 101\u003c\/strong\u003e PAF pickup winder assure unsurpassed vintage winding accuracy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePAF repro baseplates tooled and stamped in the USA for ThroBak.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50's PAF repro covers stamped in USA and Nickel plated (with no Copper) at the same Kalamazoo shop that plated vintage PAF covers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePole screws with vintage alloys cloned from 50's vintage PAF screws with cold form die tooled for ThroBak. 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