• From: Ohio
  • Registered: 2007-09-10
  • Posts: 957

Topic: Vintage PAF's

Hey everyone.

I had a nice visit with Mr. David Brass over at Fretted Americana yesterday. He was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and pretty much let me run wild in his show room. He suggested that I try to get my hands on some vintage PAF's. I've searched eBay as well as Gbase. Any other ideas where I could find some? I am specifically looking for a gold bridge pu, and a set for a les paul.

Thanks!

Logan

Block inlay Gibson ES-335, 50th anniversary American Strat, '61 RI White SG, '62 RI Relic Strat, Replica Korina Flying V, Gold Tone Paul Beard Resonator,  '58 Les Paul RI, American Highway 1 Fender Strat, Breedlove Acoustic, Stonetree Joe Bonamassa Custom, HIWATT Lead 100R, Reeves Custom 30.
  • From: Was NY now FL/GA line
  • Registered: 2007-12-16
  • Posts: 2,857

Re: Vintage PAF's

Logo33 wrote:

Hey everyone.

I had a nice visit with Mr. David Brass over at Fretted Americana yesterday. He was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and pretty much let me run wild in his show room. He suggested that I try to get my hands on some vintage PAF's. I've searched eBay as well as Gbase. Any other ideas where I could find some? I am specifically looking for a gold bridge pu, and a set for a les paul.

Thanks!

Logan

Unless you can try them out first, or are buying from a VERY reliable source, purchasing a set can really be a shot in the dark. There as many if not more bad PAF's as there are good ones. Good luck!

  • From: Ohio
  • Registered: 2007-09-10
  • Posts: 957

Re: Vintage PAF's

Thanks for the advice! Maybe I'll just call David back when I get home... I don't think he'd steer me wrong in the wrong direction. If anyone is in the Los Angeles area, I highly recommend giving him a call and visiting his show room. Not very big at all, but his vintage collection is very impressive.

Block inlay Gibson ES-335, 50th anniversary American Strat, '61 RI White SG, '62 RI Relic Strat, Replica Korina Flying V, Gold Tone Paul Beard Resonator,  '58 Les Paul RI, American Highway 1 Fender Strat, Breedlove Acoustic, Stonetree Joe Bonamassa Custom, HIWATT Lead 100R, Reeves Custom 30.
  • From: The Black Country
  • Registered: 2011-03-14
  • Posts: 32

Re: Vintage PAF's

Theres a pair on eBay at the moment, but like Spider said, I dont know how I'd feel about buying PAFs on fleabay  hmm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1958-1959-1960-Gi … 1e63b34191

Guitars: Gibson JBLP Studio, Gibson LP '58 Reissue VOS Washed Cherry, Gibson LP Standard Ltd Edition Manhattan Midnght Blue, Gibson LP Custom Black Beauty 3PU with Bigsby, Gibson SG Standard, Fender Telecaster Jimmy Page Custom.
  • From: Ridgeland, MS
  • Registered: 2009-08-12
  • Posts: 1,248

Re: Vintage PAF's

I would be VERY careful. I would absolutely trust Kim LaFleur with help making a PAF purchase. Just give him a call. He's got a wealth of knowledge about vintage instruments and parts.

http://www.guitarpartsvintage.com/store/

  • Registered: 2009-02-10
  • Posts: 470

Re: Vintage PAF's

Probably safer just buying replica ones. Bareknuckle or something. Given how hit and miss it could be otherwise. And well, modern technologies mean there is consistency with these things now.

  • From: Was NY now FL/GA line
  • Registered: 2007-12-16
  • Posts: 2,857

Re: Vintage PAF's

I recommend J.M.Rolph

  • From: North Carolina
  • Registered: 2008-10-26
  • Posts: 2,926

Re: Vintage PAF's

I heard the white bobbins are the most expensive.  They switched to white because they ran out of black, nobody would know because they had covers over them.  Then Clapton took his off and everybody wanted white because they thought they were hotter pickups.  Not really true but some white bobbins could be hot and some not.

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  • From: Ridgeland, MS
  • Registered: 2009-08-12
  • Posts: 1,248

Re: Vintage PAF's

Spider wrote:

I recommend J.M.Rolph

+1 I've got a pair of his "58s