The ESG-102B is ThroBak's take on the late P.A.F. and early Pat. # pickups of the early 1960s — specifically the spec found in vintage ES-335s and SGs from that era. Copied directly from a 1964 SG, these humbuckers nail the combination that made those pickups so distinct: average 7.5k resistance, short A5 bridge magnet, and short A2 neck magnet. That pairing is what gives late-era P.A.Fs their character — a little more snarl and presence in the bridge, and that open, woody depth in the neck that thinner-sounding replicas never quite capture.
Every set is wound on a vintage Leesona 102B winder — the same type of machine used on the Gibson factory floor in Kalamazoo. That's not a marketing claim. It's the reason the scatter-winding pattern, the feel, and the response are as close to the real thing as anything being made today.
If you're building or restoring an early-60s ES or SG-style guitar and want period-correct pickups rather than a modern approximation, the ESG-102B is the right call.
Neck 7.5k (short A2), Bridge 7.4k (short A5)
Maximum Vintage Patent Applied For Set Specs
- Vintage PAF clone Butyrate bobbins tooled and molded in the USA to vintage specs.
- Coils wound on vintage Leesona 102 winder for unsurpassed vintage winding accuracy.
- PAF repro baseplates tooled and stamped in the USA for ThroBak.
- 50's PAF repro covers stamped in USA and Nickel plated (with no Copper) at the same Kalamazoo shop that plated vintage PAF covers.
- Pole screws with vintage alloys cloned from 50's vintage PAF screws with cold form die tooled for ThroBak. Made in USA.
- Slugs with vintage alloys cut with a vintage Brown and Sharpe automatic screw machine for correct vintage look. Made in USA.
- Vintage Spec. Plain Enamel 42AWG magnet wire made with vintage coating and processes. Made in USA.
- Alnico magnets custom cast in the USA with vintage formulations.
- Vintage correct braided wire. Made in USA.
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