Calitone P.A.F

Calitone P.A.F Humbucker Set – Vintage-Style Humbuckers with Premium Components

Upgrade your tone with the Calitone P.A.F Humbucker Set, a vintage-inspired pair designed for players who want the warm, dynamic, and harmonically rich sound of late-1950s humbuckers. Hand-wound using era-correct materials—including Butyrate bobbins, maple spacers, and brass screws—these pickups deliver authentic P.A.F clarity, sweetness, and musicality with modern consistency and reliability.

Vintage-Inspired Tone

• Neck Pickup – Alnico 2 | ~7.8k DCR
  Smooth, warm, and clear with excellent note separation. Perfect for clean chords, blues, jazz, and expressive leads.

• Bridge Pickup – Alnico 5 | ~8.0k DCR
  Punchy, articulate, and balanced with vintage bite. Great for classic rock, edge-of-breakup grit, and dynamic gain tones.

Together, the A2 neck + A5 bridge combination delivers the classic P.A.F voice—sweet, responsive, and full of harmonic character.

Premium Construction

Built with high-quality, vintage-correct components:

• Butyrate bobbins (true to original late-’50s P.A.Fs)

• Maple spacers for authentic resonance

• Brass screw set for period-correct voicing

• 42 AWG Plain Enamel wire

• Nickel-silver baseplates and covers

• Wax-optional potting (choose vintage unpotted tone or controlled microphonics)

Lead Wire Options

Choose the wiring style that fits your guitar:

• 4-Conductor – Supports coil splitting, series/parallel, phase options

• 2-Conductor Vintage Shielded Cloth – Classic vintage tone and simplicity

Spacing & Fit

Available in multiple spacing options to fit nearly any guitar:

• 49.2mm (vintage spacing)

• 50mm (modern standard)

• 52mm bridge only (F-spaced / trem-spaced)

Bobbins & Cover Options

Customize the look of your pickups:

• Bobbin Colors: Black, Vintage Zebra, Cream

• Cover Finishes: Chrome, Raw Nickel, Gold, Raw Gold, Black Chrome (or uncovered)

Perfect For

• Gibson® Les Paul, SG, ES-style guitars

• Fender®/PRS-style builds using F-spaced bridges

• Boutique and custom guitar builds

• Players wanting authentic P.A.F clarity, dynamics, and warmth

Why Choose Calitone?

Every Calitone pickup is wound, measured, and ear-tested for accuracy and tone. You get boutique-quality humbuckers with true vintage character, modern reliability, and customizable options—all built by hand in small batches.

Sound Samples

Samples Examples Neck -> Middle -> Bridge