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The low end is full and powerful, the highs are crisp and detailed and there’s an upper-midrange bump that adds crunch and chunk to heavy chords but translates to a singing, vocal-like quality when you play single notes or solos. Meanwhile the hot output pushes your amp just that little bit harder for more sustain and harmonics. Use it with a 500k volume pot for great high-end cut, or try a 250k pot to sweeten and soften the tone for smoother styles.

When you're after that classic late '50s humbucking tone to hook up on your current axe, look to the Seymour Duncan SH-1n '59 Model Humbucker. With appointments like a vintage single conductor, plain enamel wire, and a vacuum wax potted seal for no squeal and all power.

Bringing together Alnico V bar magnets and four-conductor lead wire in a handmade package, the Seymour Duncan SH-4 and SH-2n Hot Rodded Humbucker Set is one of the most versatile pairings on the company's roster. Capable of traveling from the warm presence of of the Jazz model in the neck to the searing JB original in the bridge, you'd be hard-pressed to find a tone you didn't like in these pups.

Characterized by their midrange chirp, crystalline highs and tight bass, Fender Texas Special Strat pickups feature an overwound single-coil construction that produces big Texas-blues tone.

Built with the famed ceramic magnet and conductor wiring system that make these pups kick a tube amp into roaring territory, the DiMarzio Super Distortion Humbucker has been the gold standard replacement pickup since came along in the '70s. A do-no-wrong option when upgrading your favorite axe.

Turn any axe into a heavy metal shredding machine with the EMG Zakk Wylde 81/85 Humbucker Guitar Pickup Set. Chunky, aggressive, and snarling, the 81/85 combo has been Zakk's mainstay for years and infuses any guitar with plenty of growl.

Between 1957 and 1962, the Gibson humbucker that was designed by Seth Lover was labeled with the letters "PAF" for Patent Applied For. Starting in 1962 when the patent for the humbucker was granted, the pickups were instead labeled "Patent Number 2,737,842." PAFs from this period rank as the most legendary and collectable pickups in the history of the electric guitar. Prior to mid-1961, Gibson used either grade 2,3,4, or 5 Alnico pickups which varied in magnetic strength. For this reason, there is a good deal of variation as to the exact composition of early PAF humbuckers. 

Years of Production: 1957 - 1962 (with PAF name)

Magnets: Alnico 2, 3, 4, or 5

Dimensions: 1.5-inch x 2.75-inch (for metal cover)

Crafted with super-insulated Formvar wiring and hand-beveled Alnico V magnets, the Fender Custom Shop Fat '50s Stratocaster Pickups get you low-end vintage warmth and plenty of twangy bite without rough mids.

When playing clean, Blues Specials sound thick and rich, especially in the lows and mids. Additionally, they sound very open and clear without sounding too compressed. The 5% overwound coil gives the player 5% less highs and 5% more mids than the Vintage Hot Pickups. Expect the tone to have a light compression with distortion. You’ll notice a thick high-end with a low-end growl and a medium attack. Single notes sound thick and round, while chords have a full tone with an early breakup. This pickup sounds powerful and bold – a great way to take your guitar’s tone to the next level.