Product: Wolfetone Caretaker Wind
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted
07/25/2004
at
05:48pm
by
Fred Waters
Email: westbury65 at netscape<dot>net
Features
:
Pickup features: Humbuckers
Impedence or other specs: Approx. 9.4k bridge, 8.6k neck
Instrument
:
Model of guitar or bass: 2000 Les Paul Classic
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Lindy Fralin
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): old school blues on up to rock and roll
Reason for pickup change: Looking for THEE pups...
Sound
:
No Opinion
Perceived output level: Peter Green's PAF back in the day when it was fresh and then some!
Tone: Very well balanced set. Creamy, yet crystal clear
Sonic evaluation: This is going through a Radial Tonebone Classic overdive pedal with a 12AX7, then into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amplifier.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Anything from old british blues ala Fleetwood Mac, Cream on up to 70's classic rock and modern rock
Overall Rating
:
10
Comments: First off, I must say the Les Paul Classic these pups were going in was bone stock when I got it. I pulled the hot ceramics out and put in some Lindy Fralin's. When I received these pups, I did it up right. Changed out the 300K pots for 500K CTS(with true readings closer to 550K), Sprague .033 cap for the bridge, and Mallory .022 for the neck. The "caretakers" are a uncovered, unpotted zebra set.
Let me tell you...after tweaking the height of the pups and individual polepieces, I was absolutely blown away!!! These are all that and some! The neck pup is very creamy with complete clarity. The bridge pup absolutely kills! These pups are very rich in harmonics, dynamics and clarity. Clean, they are a must for old Green style. Dirty...what's your flavor? They do it all!!!! Wolfe has done the amazing with these!!!
