Witchery PAF Covered

Position Set Neck Bridge

Bobbin Color Double Black Double Cream Double White Zebra (cream slug side) Zebra (white slug side) Reverse Zebra (cream screw side) Reverse Zebra (white screw side)

Covers Shiny Nickel Lightly Aged Nickel Shiny Gold Lightly Aged Gold

$533.00 CAD

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The Tone Devil Legacy PAFs are inspired by the defining coil shapes and winds from the Gibson Golden Era of the late 50’s. Each set has been developed from testing, listening and crafting a PAF that captures the sonic mysticality and feel of the originals

Output & Description

Witchery

The Witchery PAF sets are based off the higher winds that came off the factory floor at Kalamazoo. The story goes that when Gibson went through a period of using white bobbins due to a shortage in black dye, the ladies (winding the coils) could see the bobbins getting fuller a lot easier. The result, as we have found out decades later, is that some of these 'double white' PAF's have been as high as around 9k

Building on the Empyrean platform, these PAF’s have the same focused tone, faster pick attack and that beautiful compression synonymous with these winds. Many legendary guitar players and the guitars themselves, have earned a ‘god like’ reverence wielding these higher than usual DC rated PAF’s. Tone Devil recommends 500k pots and 50’s style wiring for optimal performance for these pickups

Comes standard as below but see also the tribute sets also listed

Witchery
NECK - ALNICO IV - 8.4k
BRIDGE - ALNICO II - 8.65k
Also available in configurations below:
A2/A2, A2/A4, A4/A4, A2/A5, A4/A5, A5/A5

Witchery ‘Page’ - Jimmy Page’s #1 59’ LP
Witchery ‘Beano’ - Eric Clapton’s 1960 LP
Witchery ‘Beast’ - Bernie Marsden’s 1959 LP
Witchery ‘BFG’ - BFG’s Pearly Gates 59’ LP
Witchery ‘Koss’ - Paul Kossoff’s 1959 LP

Ordering

Check the desired boxes above to estimate price, then screenshot and direct message me here or on Instagram. (alternatively, message me what set you would like with desired options). I will then invoice you for payment by PayPal.

For customers ordering from the USA, you will need to pay an additional 15% Tariff on the product cost. This will be added to the PayPal invoice. (Tariff is paid at postal service sender side)

GST (VAT) applies for New Zealand customers only

Other Options

Two-conductor vintage braided wiring is standard. If you need 4-conductor wiring please let me know

For maximum tonal integrity, All PAF’s are non-potted like the originals. If you think you might need your pickups potted please message me to discuss

Long Leg baseplates and 49.2mm pole spacing is standard. Please let me know if you need short leg and/or a different pole spacing

if you want your covers left unsoldered / loose please let me know

Materials

All the finest materials - 42awg plain enamel magnet wire, maple spacers, butyrate bobbins, rough cast magnets, period correct slugs and pole pieces, authentic period correct Nickel Plated PAF covers (with no copper layer), are all hand crafted together to create a PAF that will inspire you to play

Magnet Info

A2: Saturated sounding tone. Bite. Harmonic content & pick dynamics, pronounced mid range crunch, creamy highs and loose-ish percussive lows

A3: Smoother output. Syrupy notes & bends, sweetness to the highs, thick midrange & broad full lows. Tonally similar to A5 with the crunch of A2. With the lowest gauss of all magnets, can take on a single coil like quality when rolling off volume

A4: Balanced frequency response. Overall brighter than other magnets. Even midrange growl, sparkly highs & tight lows. Chirpy tones when rolling off volume. Drier tone than A2

A5: Authority & punch. Full bottom end, crisp crunch in the mid range, glassy highs and syrupy note bends. Hollow woody quality when rolling off tone