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Vaughn's Holy Grail Historic V-Trons
The true Holy Grail of Filtertron type pickups. These beauties are built of the most precise machined parts this side of 1965, produced from the original 1957 patent drawing to total accuracy. They are meticulously hand-wound with 50’s correct Heavy Formvar coil wire and use magnets of exactly vintage size...
1957 Historic-Hot White-Guard Telecaster® set
The ultimate Bakersfield white-guard Tele tone! By 1957 Fender had completely shifted to stronger, brighter AlNiCo V magnets and slightly lower wind counts. 1957 was a bit of an anomaly, as some Telecaster pickups were wound a little hotter that year. There is only speculation as to exactly why it happened...
Vaughn's Velvet Custom Telecaster® Set
When I started making pickups I was of the mind that the best pickups had already been made ... from about 1952-1965. I wasn't out to re-make the wheel, and so I did not plan to introduce any totally new designs. My philosophy was to stick to the recipes that have already proven over many decades to be...
1952 Historic-Hot Telecaster®/ Broadcaster / Nocaster set
After a brief stint as the Broadcaster followed by an even briefer stint as the non-labeled "Nocaster", 1952 became the year of the Telecaster! What a year. The pickups in these first-year Teles were virtually unchanged from the smokin’ hot Broadcaster pickups. Hand-wound good and hot with a distinct...
Vaughn's Custom Holy Grail PAF (Single Pickup)
Sometimes you want just one, or maybe you want to make your own dream set out of individual pickups. Well, this is for you! This offering is for a single pickup, please be sure to specify Neck or Bridge position. My PERSONAL Holy-grail humbucker set! Ever so slightly over-wound and employing AlNiCo V...
1959 "Zebra" Historic PAF Humbucker (Single Pickup)
Sometimes you want just one, or maybe you want to make your own dream set out of individual pickups. Well, this is for you! This offering is for a single pickup, please be sure to specify Neck or Bridge position. Holy-grail humbucker v2.0 ... with a twist! By 1959 the switch over to AlNiCo V magnets had...
59/60 Historic PAF Humbucker - Holy Grail v2.0 (Single Pickup)
Sometimes you want just one, or maybe you want to make your own dream set out of individual pickups. Well, this is for you! This offering is for a single pickup, please be sure to specify Neck or Bridge position. Holy-grail humbucker v2.0! By late 1959 and into 1960 the switch over to AlNiCo V (AlNiCo 5)...
1957 Holy-Grail Historic PAF Humbucker (Single Pickup)
Sometimes you want just one, or maybe you want to make your own dream set out of individual pickups. Well, this is for you! This offering is for a single pickup, please be sure to specify Neck or Bridge position. The holy-grail humbucker. This is, beyond question the tone that launched the sound of Rock-n-...
Vaughn's Custom Holy Grail PAF Set
My PERSONAL Holy-grail humbucker set! Ever so slightly over-wound and employing AlNiCo V magnets, this set remains true to the vintage PAF tone, but has just a touch more hair and splits into single coil in a most extraordinary manner! Proprietary unbalanced coil winds lead to true PAF Nirvana … and...
1959 "Zebra" Historic PAF Humbucker Set
Holy-grail humbucker v2.0 ... with a twist! By 1959 the switch over to AlNiCo V magnets had begun; this gave the pickup a somewhat more aggressive sound which was wholeheartedly accepted by rock guitarists the world over. To get a little more gain, and a bit bigger, brighter sound, players began removing the...
1959/60 Historic PAF Humbucker Set - Holy Grail v2.0
Holy-grail humbucker v2.0! By late 1959 and into 1960 the switch over to AlNiCo V magnets had begun to be consistent, this gave the pickup a somewhat bigger and more aggressive sound which once again has been wholeheartedly accepted by rock guitarists the world over. With covers on, this is pure 1960 bliss....
1957 Holy-Grail Historic PAF Humbucker Set
The holy-grail humbucker. This is, beyond question the tone that launched the sound of Rock-n-Roll electric guitar as we know it … and oh so much more! While original PAF specs and tone varied significantly, I've chosen the best of the best, for impeccable PAF tone. Warm...
Hot Historic Mustang®, Duo-sonic®, Musicmaster® Set
These cool guitars have many HUGE fans. Folks simply LOVE them! Problem is, they have always seemed to receive less than optimum pickups … anemic and brittle; what a shame! And so, I've done something about it. These pickups will rock your world with huge ballsy bell-like tone and make you fall in love with...
Smokin' 59 Fullerton-White Custom Stratocaster® Set
This Vaughn Skow Original design honors Leo's top two men, George Fullerton and Forrest White! This is a totally hot-rodded version of the Historic '59 with customized internal visual appeal ... a Rockin' 50's RED bottom and vintage WHITE top fiber. Hey, it’s like when your sweetie is wearing red undies …...
1969 Historic-Hot Woodstock Era Stratocaster® Set
While not pre-CBS, 1969 year heralded the "new" sound of the Strat, the sound of Jimi Hendrix. Very similar to the 1964-65, but mine are wound just a bit hotter and meatier, and with single-build poly enamel magnet wire. I'm not a CBS fan, but I LOVE these pickups. Slightly hotter than vintage specs...
1964 Classic Contemporary Historic Stratocaster® Set
The pinnacle of pre-CBS fender production, the pickups from this era are considered by many true aficionados to be the best ever produced. I tend to agree. If you are looking for in-your-face classic contemporary Strat tones from the likes of Tommy Bolin and The Edge to Vince Gill and Albert Lee, Look no...
1959 Number-One Historic Stratocaster® Set
A pivotal year of Stratocaster production, with the emergence of more powerful AlNiCo V magnets as standard fare and wound hotter with heavy Formvar (HV) magnet wire, the Strats of 1959 spoke with a firmer, more authoritative voice, but retained the bell-like chime of the earlier AlNiCo III pickups. This is...
1954 Holy-Grail Historic Stratocaster® Set
This was the year that Leo Fender and Freddie Tavares's iconic design would shape generations of musicians to come. Producing tones drenched in complex harmonic content that are bright and sparkly as well as warm and woody. Many consider these early AlNiCo III pickups to be the true Holy-Grail of Strat...
Vaughn's Velvet Custom AlNiCo 2/5 Stratocaster® Set
A Vaughn Skow Custom original; the three high strings receive vintage spec AlNiCo 2 magnets for warm and sweet bell-like tone! The three low strings receive '64 spec AlNiCo 5 magnets for defined and never muddy lows! This Custom set is wound on the very HOT side of vintage. They still produce all the...
