Mojotone '59 Clone Vintage P.A.F. Style Low Output Humbucker Pickup
"...if you want to get as close as possible to vintage Gibson humbucker tone, the ’59 PAF Clones are a great way to go." -Guitar Player Magazine, May 2014
The 59' "Patent Applied For" Clones are for the tone purist. Authentic to every detail using all American made parts. 1959 spec butyrate bobbins, 1959 spec long leg frame, custom vintage spec plain enamel wire, custom alnico 4 cast magnets, maple spacer, vintage spec screws, and vintage spec slugs.
These are lower output than our standard version, making them much more articulate and crisp. Ideal for dark sounding guitars or just a neck pickup that needs a more single coil like clarity. The upper frequency range has exceptional bloom and lots of airy tone with the un-potted coils. We meticulously wound each coil with our own pattern and offset to represent what we believe to be the best vintage P.A.F. examples out there.
Magnet: Alnico 4
Lead: Vintage 1-Conductor
Potted: No
- Output:
- Bass:
- Mids:
- Treble:
Magnet: Alnico 4
Lead: Vintage 1-Conductor
Potted: No
- Output:
- Bass:
- Mids:
- Treble:
Ratings & Reviews
12 reviews
Thank you Mojotone!
by Gra-vee
Got the low output ‘59 clone PAFs installed in an ‘04 ES-335 I recently acquired. The stock pickups were too dark sounding for my taste with a pretty hot output. The ‘59 low output clones are much better suited to this guitar with increased clarity and evenness to the tone. While they’re called “low output”, don’t be concerned. I find they have plenty of output to drive the front of my amps. I’m very pleased with these pickups and highly recommend them to anyone seeking to liven up a dark sounding Les Paul or 335!
By the way, these are the second set of these pickups I’ve purchased. The first set went into my ‘19 Les Paul Standard 60s and really transformed that guitar. I bought the second set for the ES-335 without hesitation and am glad I did!! Thank you Mojotone!!
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by GB -
In a quest for the pickups that would convince me not to sell a Gibson SG Standard (loved everything about the guitar except for the crappy-sounding stock pickups), I bought a pair of second-hand Mojotone low-wind 59s.
Well, that SG isn’t going anywhere now.
These pickups are amazing.
I like low-output. I mostly play clean or low-gain dirt.
String-to-string definition, clarity, spank, perfect amount of low-mids & treble… I’m sold. I even tried setting them stupidly far down / away from the strings and they still sound great.