StewMac Parsons Street Humbucker Pickups
Straight-up raw vintage tone! Closely modeled after outstanding original P.A.F.s, these humbuckers capture the tone that changed music forever.
Just like the originals, the slug coil has more windings than the polepiece coil, and both coils are unpotted. Old P.A.F.s weren't made in separate neck and bridge-position models, and their DC resistance varied from 7-9K ohms. We give you a choice: Parsons Street neck position pickups are wound to mid 7K range, and bridge position models to low 8K range.
Specs
Vintage medium output humbucker
Nickel-silver cover for tone transparency
Original 1.970" (50mm) polepiece spread (neck and bridge)
Plain enameled 42 AWG coil wire
Unpotted like the originals
Vintage construction—black paper coil tape, wood spacer, nickel-silver baseplate
Choice of Alnico 2 or Alnico 5 magnet
Single-conductor braided shield lead wires
Your choice of original-style magnets:
Alnico 2 for warm tone with smooth highs and a soft bottom response.
Alnico 5 produces a clear tone with more pronounced highs and a tighter low end.
(Original P.A.F.s contained Alnico 2, 3 and 5 magnets at various times.)
Output
Neck positon: 7K ohm range
Bridge position: 8K ohm range
Dimensions
Length including mouting tabs: 3.307" (84mm)
Length not including mouting tabs: 2.750" (70mm)
Mounting screw spacing: 3.007" (76.4mm)
Width: 1.41" (36mm)
Height including mounting tabs: 1.130" (28.7mm)
Height adjustment screws, springs and wiring diagrams included.