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Boutique PAF war: Holmes - Throbak - Ox4

corpse

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The processing is quite different- most modern wire is done with continuous casting vs mechanical drawing. I honestly don't know about purity- but I know folks that know.
Stay tuned.
 

scovell001

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Found this guy on yt - tests most of the main ones everyone is talking about here.

I have to say throback sle-101’s certainly stand out especially when you’re listening for that certain Pat characteristic - I’m not sure why duaneflowers keeps bashing him, but let’s not even go there !
Great to see one person testing different pickups through the same rig
 

mthrunn

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Found this guy on yt - tests most of the main ones everyone is talking about here.

I have to say throback sle-101’s certainly stand out especially when you’re listening for that certain Pat characteristic - I’m not sure why duaneflowers keeps bashing him, but let’s not even go there !
Great to see one person testing different pickups through the same rig
That’s me, by the way. Happy that someone found me independently. Thanks for listening
 

scovell001

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That’s me, by the way. Happy that someone found me independently. Thanks for listening
Ahh, well done, great videos btw - I was interested in the rewind 58’s & the Throbaks Sle101 how have you found them and what’s your overall opinion etc etc ?
 

El Gringo

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Ahh, well done, great videos btw - I was interested in the rewind 58’s & the Throbaks Sle101 how have you found them and what’s your overall opinion etc etc ?
I jumped on the ThroBak band wagon because of the Les Paul Forum . I use the MXV-SLE-101 Plus with A5 magnets , potted . I love them so much that they are in all 10 of my Gibson Les Paul's . I also love ThroBak Tele pickups as well . ThroBak is the BEST PERIOD
 

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I jumped on the ThroBak band wagon because of the Les Paul Forum . I use the MXV-SLE-101 Plus with A5 magnets , potted . I love them so much that they are in all 10 of my Gibson Les Paul's . I also love ThroBak Tele pickups as well . ThroBak is the BEST PERIOD

To be honest, everybody makes great stuff. It just depends what works best in a specific guitar and for your style, amp etc.

It’s like Ferrari and Lamborghini, just a matter of preference.
 

mthrunn

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Ahh, well done, great videos btw - I was interested in the rewind 58’s & the Throbaks Sle101 how have you found them and what’s your overall opinion etc etc ?
They’re lovely- the Rewinds have a metallic chirp low-mids that’s quite unique, and the SLE’s are juicy and compress easily in the best sense.

My personal preference is actually for the Mojo (Not Mojotone) PAF’s outta the U.K.- they have the perfect balance of compression and brightness, and sound the closest to real PAF’s that I’ve heard. Obviously there was no one PAF sound, but there were recurring qualities, and the Mojo’s seem to capture them best in my rig. Right behind are the Stephen’s Design, Throbaks, Sigil’s, Rewind’s, etc.
 
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Yeah...I'm not into "this is the best"...my ears tell me there are many options to do different things. Sometimes I'll be wanting more drive and oomph that the real PAFs can deliver...so I go to something else. Despite being quite hot, my PAFs do not drive as hard as modern equivs with similar readings. Or, more proerly described, they keep their clarity and don't want to mush up so much.
 

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To be honest, everybody makes great stuff. It just depends what works best in a specific guitar and for your style, amp etc.

It’s like Ferrari and Lamborghini, just a matter of preference.
I guess you have never played a humbucker loaded guitar with ThroBak's ?
 

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I've had two sets of TH, they definitely have a ton of overtones/double notes. I waited a while to get them. I've also had OX4's and Wizz in the same guitar. I think the Wizz neck was more to my liking, but overall I can see why TH commands the used price.
 
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