When Slash was given the honor of having a Gibson Les Paul Signature model
built, we sent over the same Alnico 2 Pro humbuckers that he has used for
decades. Turns out, the new guitars sounded noticeably different than the
original. So, we accepted the challenge to make him a new pickup that would
make all of his new signature guitars sound just like the original AFD Les
Paul. The result is the Slash Signature Model humbucker. We used a different
mag wire and winding spec that, when combined with the alnico 2 bar magnet,
provided exactly what was needed to push a stock Les Paul toward that familiar
sustain, crunch, and midrange that was so characteristic of the tone of Slashs
original Derrig Les Paul copy. The Slash humbuckers are hand built in Santa
Barbara the same way we built his originals in the 80s, with a nickel silver
bottom plate with long mounting legs, single conductor braided lead wire,
maple spacer, paper tape, and wax potting. P.S. In case you were wondering,
yes, the set that you buy is exactly the same as what Slashs mighty tech, Ace
Bergman, installs in Slashs guitars. When the boss needs some new APH-2s, we
pull them right out of production stock.