If you wanted a bit more of a Hot-Rodded set of pickups from ThroBak then the MC-102B set is what you're looking for. This set features a pretty traditional resistance rating for the neck with a hotter wind for the bridge. This allows you to add just a little extra punch to your bridge sound if you need it. With a great wiring setup you can roll back the volume to clean it up and get a bit more traditional sound but then turn it up to bring the heat for leads or a solo part.
Unlike their vintage counterparts, every set of MXV humbucking pickups are 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.
Neck 7.6K, Bridge 9.1K, Long A4 magnets.
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 to assure 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.
From ThroBak
I frequently get requests for a low resistance neck, higher resistance bridge vintage spec. P.A.F. pickup set. So when one day a customer requested a set P.A.F. humbucker repro set with just this combo using numbers from a famous Burst I got to work. The result is the MC-102B Custom set. The overall combination of magnets, wind and output strength makes for a flexible set with a fat, mud free bridge pickup with lots of output with the volume pot dialed full and lots of room to roll back. Paired with a clear, articulate neck pickup you have a very flexible set that will rock as hard as you want in the bridge position. Pro player Justin Derrico, guitar player for Pink and TV show The Voice, loves the flexibility of this combination. Wound on the ThroBak 1957 Leesona-102B winding machine and loaded with Illinois made vintage spec A4 magnets, the MC-102B Custom set is 100% ThroBak Maximum Vintage P.A.F. humbucker reproduction. Made in USA.
