Wolfetone Humbucker Rewind

Pickup features: passive humbucker
Impedence or other specs: vintage specs ???

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Studio
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: stock Gibson 490R and 498T
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: me...
You musical style(s): bluesy funky eclectic rock, vintage brit rock, 70s hard rock
Reason for pickup change: stock p'ups were harsh and unnatural, and hideous bad-sounding when used clean. I needed a change, so i could use my les paul without cringing again!

Perceived output level: hotter than vintage s.c.'s but not too hot.
Tone: warm and buttery, with a bell-like top end.
Sonic evaluation: using a Crate VC3112, similar to a Vox, it has a rich clean to it that offers an equal but different tone to single coils. very fat, but defined. extremely rich sounding, i love it. with overdrive, you get the traditional singing sustain and smooth tone. very nice.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: its good for most everything but modern metal.

Comments: Wolfe worked magic with these...he changed the magnets on one and rewound them to perfection. very sweet tone, my faith has been restored in Gibson tone. the stock tone was junk! but the rewinds made it smooth and rich and full and detailed. again...bell-like clean tone, so nice. i want to go play it now...

Pickup features: Humbucker, passive
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock humbuckers
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s):
Reason for pickup change: The pickups on the guitar were not the LES PAUL sound. It was a studio from before the studios were being made so cheaply. This studio is a LP Standard except for no binding and sub standard (no pun intended) stock pickups. Just didn't ring like an old Les Paul should.

Perceived output level: Being that these are vintage magnets, the output level I would expect to be slightly lower than brand new magnets, BUT... the tone quality is incredible. Being that I don't switch guitars during a performance, why worry about if the "perceived output level" is lower... I can fix that. I play through a 1971 Fender Twin Reverb. LoL!!
Tone: VERY balanced. Just like an honest to goodness paf should sound.
Sonic evaluation: I play through 2 different amps. One is a 1971 Fender Twin Reverb (100 watts output) and the other is a Peavey Bandit 112 Scorpion. The Peavey is used for hauling around where decent sound at lower volumes is needed. The Twin is used when volume isn't an issue (outside shows, halls, etc.). I wouldn't say this if it weren't true. These pickups give me the tone I'm after. My first experience with a Les Paul was my uncle's 1971 Custom. The pickups from that era and before have a distinctive sound due to certain features, which I asked Wolfe to duplicate-- the magnets, the vintage of the magnets, and the lack of wax potting. The pickups Wolfe wound for me sound EXACTLY like the ones from that 1971 Les Paul. The tone of the guitar is slightly darker, but that's what you get when you play a rosewood fingerboard versus the ebony of the custom (yes, fingerboard wood does matter and yes, my studio has a maple top). This guitar now has an unbelievable clean tone and overdriven, it retains the properties of what I call "controlled feedback." At higher volumes, just like the old PAF's, when the note starts to naturally die, if you hold your mouth just right, you can will the guitar to slowly creep into feedback--not the wild stuff that sounds crappy, but the good stuff that sounds more like the guitar singing. Listen to Dickey Betts' guitar.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I've been influenced by lots of people from Robert Johnson to Dan Fogelberg to Dickey Betts to Eric Clapton. MY tone comes from what I believe to be a combination of Dickey Betts' influence on melody and solo construction and my uncle's passion for music. This sound is a PERFECT match because my guitar doesn't quite bite like Dickey's "Goldie" (of course, that is a one of a kind guitar anyways) and my Uncle's Les Paul has that open, ringing tone that I've always loved. Now, I've got the best of both worlds.

Comments: No doubt at all. If I ever had it stolen, destroyed, etc., I would ask Wolfe to do another set for me. I compared options-- Gibson Classic 57, Classic 57 Plus, Seth Lovers, Pearly Gates... but it all comes down to this. Wolfe made a set to MY specifications. He asked me what MY tone was and offered me options to get me there. The man knows his stuff. If you go to his website, you'll see all the info there. The thing that impressed me is that he will rewind a pickup he's done as many times as it takes to get it right. Folks, it's the difference between a vintage reissue wound on a machine that winds thousands of pickups a year versus one man sitting down and taking the time to wind it for YOU. If I ever get another LP, the first thing I will do is pull the pickups out and send them to Wolfe. If I can be of any help to anyone or answer any specific questions, please feel free to e-mail me.