Doyle Coils TRU-CLONES PAF Humbuckers

[@chriskelly6162]

Just installed these along with the BB harness into my LP. They are 100% completely as described and and advertised. They are the cleanest set I have tried. From North ms hill country blues to mr crowley they just kill it. That being said, the bridge is so clean that it sometimes does not break up the amp as fast as others do. Not a bad thing as you want plenty of versatility but i would invest in a clean boost pedal to go along with them like a TC electronics mini spark if you play a lot of high gain music.

[@taojones4941]

Yes exactly. I noticed the same thing on mine. But truly articulate pickups.

[@eightyfourpunk]

Hate on those pickups all you want, Andy killed on that Allman brothers intro

[@derekbaker3279]

Athens, while I agree that the true haters should just be ignored, there are two areas that you need to rethink: 1.Some of those who are being critical of the product's price/performance ratio have points that have been carefully considered & deserve to be read, whether or not you agree. Not all critique comes from 'haters', so don't dismiss every person who doesn't agree with you. 2. Don't fall in the trap of blaming the less fortunate for their lot in life. One day the world may just humble you without you asking for it. Like it or not, all it would take for you to end up in their position would be for you to develop a serious chronic illness, start to wrestle with mental illness, or have a loved one disabled in an accident. The line between having a life that allows you to afford these pickups & a life that does not is a very fine line indeed (especially if you live in the USA). p.s. In case you are now judging me & making assumptions, FYI I can afford these pickups, and may get a pair to try out.

[@taojones4941]

@@derekbaker3279 You'll love them

[@Wells306]

Too pricey for us normal folks, but it is nice to hear pickups and pots with an actual range of sound using the tone knob. With most tone knobs, I'm used to settings like clear (10), mostly clear(7-9), and mud (0-6).

[@ecmproductions11]

there are multiple things that goes into a tone knob ; such as a capacitor is, the nah its self, and of course the pickup set up and running from, try doing some alternate things.

[@ChrisHeadyYHWHworshiper]

That's why I like my Made in Mexico Cabronita semi-hollow telecaster. Even the MIM "Fidelitron" pickups are just sweet enough and give enough dynamic control over picking and tone that all I need is a single volume nob, heck for that matter most of the time I'd rather use my EBVPJr. which has an even greater taper range... These pickups remind me a lot of great Filtertron pickups. Great clarity, plenty of growl, and special kind of sweet spot tone that lots of us are looking for.

[@mrfrontranger7911]

Les and Tom spent years getting this dream pickup set deleloped, so yea id take their words as truth,and lay down the green for their pickups. Les Paul is the origanal tone seeker.Andys lp has just come alive.

[@TheGman858]

I can't help myself I hear allman brothers licks and I hit the thumbs up

[@lauriedepaurie]

There are plenty of good PAF clones available nowadays. I have found these Specs do work best: mismatched coils, unpolished alnico bars, handwound patterns, matched sets and a builder that has heard actual vintage PAF's. The rest: type of wire gauge, type of alnico, waxpotting, output and looks are a matter of taste

[@paulcowart3174]

Every set of those old ones sounded different in one way or another ☺️

[@pskemster]

Thanks Andy for the no nonsense demos. And getting right to the good stuff!

[@gordontubbs]

Definitely has that double-single coil sound, like a Strat with the bridge and middle pick-up engaged. You can really hear the fat and the twang.

[@paulcowart3174]

Tele on steroids

[@mrfrontranger7911]

tone is everything. you get what you pay for ! Awesome !

[@rajawatts1141]

+greg d Sometimes you pay a bundle, but still don't get much tone. That's where knowledge comes in to the picture. Check for PAF reviews, like in GP, other mags. Talk to other players, check in shops and try out many. There is a lot to choose from. Dave Hunter an indepentent writer reviewed a bunch recently, within the last year, and they are on youtube, so you can hear what is available, and decide for yourself. Find someone you trust and listen to what they say.

[@CC-te5zf]

Love my set. They've broken in nicely and sound amazing.

[@taojones4941]

Just got mine!

[@paulcowart3174]

@@taojones4941 Cool just picked up a beautiful 2019 Standard and pretty sure a set of these are going in it Did you get the unpotted ?? He offers lightly potted as well 👍

[@taojones4941]

@@paulcowart3174 Hey Paul 👋. Congrats. Yeah mine are unpotted. Post up a video pls!

[@DICKSLEXIA]

Man, they sound stunning :o

[@wammbarro]

Mark at OX4 Pickups makes the best PAFs hands down. You must travel to his site now! Essential.

[@soofitnsexy]

thank u…ahhh grey haired weirdo

[@wammbarro]

Rocco Astoria Er...Jimmy Page, you no-haired weirdo. ;)

[@gonebymidnight2881]

I agree, also fairly priced

[@FollowingFollowers]

Les Paul has so many awesome recordings that most people have no idea about. His music is still too odd and extreme for today. Most people wouldn't want their tone to sound like his cause they aren't going for a crazy clean tone. Just the idea of truly clear and articulate pickups makes me want these though. I'm sure they will retain their value also so it's an investment too. Viva la Les

[@schreds]

have them in two of my 3 LPs all 3 are running the True historic 50s wiring harness with real deal oil bees and caps ,, worth every penny

[@kaypolo]

These sound good to me. PAF style are the best sounding in my book, and these are close. I have Seymour 59's in my LP copy and am satisfied with their sound. These Doyle coils sound more clear and bright, and more organic (what I'm hearing on the demo) I couldn't justify a high price though. I'll take a little less tone for a better price because most of the audience would never notice a cheaper pickup if it is adjusted/tweaked right. (pole pieces included).

[@55maltesers]

Been looking like crazy at seymour Duncans, do you have the 59s set?

[@k.t.5864]

It’s not for the audience, it’s for your inspiration

[@dgrilloin99]

Great song choices to show off the tones of the pickups. Great playing too, Andy.

[@johnzane4610]

I've been a long time customer of Tom Doyle; in 1978 Tom installed his prototype hand-made bass pickups in my 74 red wine 4001 Rick ........ In some 40 odd years of playing I have never heard as powerful yet defined bass as what Tom built for me...... not only did he install his pickups, he shaved down the neck to Jazz Bass specs and matched the paint exactly. He also changed the pickups and bridge on my 1971 Gibson EBOL bass and set it up so I can use tape wound strings too make it sound like an upright....... my only regret is that I didn't have him make me a custom bass. Yes, Tom charges more but think of the money lost through buying guitars and then tire of them and then loose money getting rid of them. One last point, Tom WAS Les Paul's confident, co-inventor and dear friend; if it were not for Tom I doubt Les would have made it to 94 @@@@

[@paulsimmons5726]

Great tone and glassy tone... Oh Yeah!

[@andrewandthecatfives]

Wow, those things are bright.

[@Strongpersuader]

Hi Andy. According to the doyle coils website these pickups can be purchased as vintage unpotted or lightly wax potted. Which ones are in your guitar? Let me also ask you if the vintage unpotted ones wouldn't be unsuited for some hi gain applications. Thanks in advance and kudos from Brazil for all your helluva reviews. Juarez

[@buddylobos6202]

From what I can tell here they sound incredible. I wonder if this might get Gibson to start marketing their new Custom Buckers that are on some of their upper end stuff. I'll bet they were watching Doyle. Good work, great sound!

[@johnzane4610]

Gibson Hates Tom Doyle's achievements in sound and over the years have made it difficult wherever possible to market his own guitars and pickups as Gibson owns the Les Paul name. Glad to see that Gibson is on the way to going OOB !!!!

[@frankenspecies]

Beautiful tone; beautiful playing!

[@sickb2200]

Sounds awesome, but Andy makes everything sound badass.

[@BassBooking]

If i wasn't SO very happy with my TV Jones LE humbuckers, I would have likely jumped on these in a second. They do sound pretty.

[@dennisjonescentral]

Let's see, buy an original 50s Les Paul or spend $500 for set of great pickups. What a great classic sound!

[@paulcowart3174]

Electronics are 75 percent of the tone

[@theguitarczar]

whoa!!! transformed your already great sounding LP

[@rockenrollbass]

Dude you're a really good guitar player and can do double duty of doing god demos with your playing. Rock on!

[@Metalcop5150]

$500 is a bargain, for sound like this! Don't forget, you get both pickups, 4 pre-wired pots and capacitors, input jack, vintage wire etc. etc. for this price.

[@mmore]

No you don't. You have to pay an additional $150 for pots and wiring!!!! Oh I forgot to mention that you get a free T-shirt for $650 and a wooden box that makes a good bird nest if you drill a large enough hole in it. Far too expensive for what they are. And its all about grabing your money. How come after 45 years Legend Les Paul didn't find the recipie and suddenly after his death Doyle wakes up one day and suddenly makes the magic paf!!!!

[@paulcowart3174]

How about 4K for a set of early 60's Strat pups If it's vintage and cheap it's more than likely crap...if you have a 2-3K Les Paul that's about right Expensive yes but if they are keeper's the "search" is over for the upgrade

[@reginaldoguitar]

Great Tone!

[@okimotdm]

Really nailed the cheap sunglasses tone. Was that tone just the pickups direct pushing the drri or was it colored in any way?

[@tonebender69]

I don't know why people complain about the price for great tone!!! And these do sound good!!! And what's the alternative to get your les paul to sound like an original 58-60 LP???? Has anybody seen the prices for original PAF'S and PAT. pickups lately??? Last time I checked they were going for about 1,000-1,200 bucks a piece. Let's face the reality, Gibson makes a pretty good pickup. But these guys like SD, Throback, Sheptones, to name a few. They are doing us a favor not a diservice. Expensive? Yes absolutely. But you can get real close to the sound of an original LP ($250,000). With the right pots, and caps too, of course...

[@MrBingping]

Yes but wolfetone pickups sound every bit as good as these for 3/5 the price

[@tonebender69]

I don't disagree with that. I have sets of High Order (cheapest hand wound), Throbak SLE-101's, Skatterbrane PAF replica's. Tone isn't always about the cost. All the original PAF's sounded different. The factors were the winding 7-9k and magnet type AII, AIII, AIV, and AV. Also if it was a short or long magnet. The most important factor is matching a particular set of PAF's that sounds good in your guitar. For example, I know that SD seth lover is an excellent PAF replica. I had 1 set in a les paul that sounded great!. I bought another set and put it in my SG and it sounded dull and uninspiring. You have to find the pup's that sound good and match the instrument. I have 59 style pickup replica's loaded in the SG made by High Order and the guitar kills. All the boutique winders use slightly different wire and magnets in their builds. And it's this that makes the biggest difference in the sound. Just because a pickup is cheaper doesn't make it the best choice and vice versa.

[@paulcowart3174]

Electronics are 75 percent of the deal IMO

[@paulcowart3174]

@@tonebender69 Well said....WCR makes great clones and replicas of certain player's PAF's...like you said all those hand wound 50's pups all were a little bit different Page..Kossoff...Duanne...P Green Bunch of classic tones

[@wgb01001]

Not sure how I feel about my favorite Internet guitar getting a makeover... I liked the old pickups that could also be split.

[@westonhardyman8609]

Love the pickups, also does anyone know the burst color on that les paul?

[@Fkepler2]

amp?

[@rajawatts1141]

Better to buy used if you are knowledgeable about LP's, prices can vary according to many factors, the least being long neck tenon joint, or buy other guitars.Silvertones, Danelctros, Kays,...you save a bundle over the price of a new guitar at a shop when you buy used. Proof: was in Manhattan at 47/48th st. at several shops there, and LP's were at least 2 thousand USD, back in early 2000's flametops, standards, but always cheaper buying used. I left with a Thinline Tele, all mahogany body, for 300 USD(Fender-Squire) changed the neck to a Fender fat "c" shape, and it's a keeper, lighter than a LP, plus now I own several LP's, flamed tops, all modded to meet historical specs. to go with all my other collected gear, amps, pedals, and on, and on...but guitar collecting is habit forming like heroin or meth. or anything that eats money and isn't always redeemable.

[@paulcowart3174]

Ha Ha yeah right ?? GAS I rarely buy new and most of the new pedals I buy kinda suck Always fall back in my old stuff 👍

[@benwha3015]

Yeah ! Cheap sunglasses 😎 very well played !

[@ZennTempleRiffs]

I like those...as a single coil lover bc of their clarity, I generally use my SG for songs that I want a harder grind in, but never like the muddy sound. These dont have that at all.

[@stevestarr6395]

Nice but pricey! Another option is to call the SD Custom Shop and MJ will wind you a great sounding pickup to your specs. Just had a Humbucker made with A IV mags and mismatched coils at 9k that sounds fantastic for $160.00!

[@paulcowart3174]

So many great winders out there and SD is one of the best

[@stevestarr6395]

@@paulcowart3174 Absolutely with great customer service and have wound for the stars!

[@GazMoz78]

They sound sweet to me

[@JC-11111]

Whoa. Thats Duane's tone if I've ever heard it. Wow! 😲😲😲

[@hawg427]

Ya can't go wrong when you start a demo with some great ABB tunes :-) & the Beatles While my guitar gently sleeps. You Da Man Andy.

[@src248]

Weeps*

[@victorwanzeller3122]

alguém sabe os nomes das musicas que ele toca?

[@mikewhitaker3593]

I always heard Les like low impedance pickup. Anyways nice sounding pups. Another fine offering to those who can afford them.

[@hermannmaier0]

look up wcr pickups Fillmore set from jim wagner. plus darkburst set, betts set, crossroads set, and many other models.

[@Metalcop5150]

Whoops, I spoke too soon! The pickups are $500 and they whack you an additional $150 for the wiring!? $500 would be a good deal for the whole kit, $650 is just gouging the consumer. Seriously, price out a 3 way switch, 4 CTS potentiometers, 2 vintage capacitors, Switchcraft input jack and vintage exterior ground wiring, you will probably come up with about $30!! Add in labor to pre-wire, for maybe an additional $20 for one hour. So $150 for $50 worth of product??!

[@markstewart8171]

Heard some nugent influence. Nice.

[@wooththeduck9859]

Sounds like a Non-Wax-POTTED PAF combine with Dynasonic.

[@MrEmohdee]

ROCK ON

[@soundknight]

Just goes to show- there's more than one PAF sound. This sounds like Duane Allman but not other PAF Paul's from 69'

[@notarealperson87]

sounds awesome, but not $500 awesome...

[@jspartacus]

Gibson saps will eat it up. It's outrageously overpriced, so it must be great, right?

[@MrBingping]

That's like vintage t-top price. No way in hell.

[@soofitnsexy]

go buy some PAFS….yeah…exactly…these are dirt cheap

[@profd65]

So $500 is too much to pay to "sound awesome"-?? You and the others in this thread are dummies.

[@paulcowart3174]

@@MrBingping But hey you have to watch out on "vintage" pick ups I bought a 59 dog ear for 350 and it ended up not sounding too good Ha yeah thought I was doing good Most of the old stuff that's really good people keep unless the price is up there

[@MrTPF1]

Great sounding pickups, but a bit out of my price range.

[@markstewart8171]

Just want to point out, a sound can only be as good as your speaker can put out. Got a 12 dollar dg speaker, and i can tell just with this thing, i need to get these humbuckers. Pafs, i still have not played on a set, but maybe once in my life. I own burstbucker 1 and 2 in my gibs. And well they don't sound good to me unless you putthem through the crybaby, then they are amazing. But i think my next step in guitar life, is to pick me up a set of these.

[@taojones4941]

The real deal.

[@RyuzakInStereo]

While my guitar gently weeps!!

[@TheIndyghost1]

There is for sure a Duane Allman vibe in these.

[@Tubes12AX7k]

Allman Brothers, One Way Out

[@aaronbrown0417]

500 ain't bad....i paid 550 for throbak pickups ask me if they're a rip off.... wouldn't sell them for nothing. I haven't read a bad review for this set ever. The only negative thing said is the price. Which means they're incredible. I see ppl always selling dimarizo and seymour Duncan.... never see used ox4 wizz or throbak in the used section. What does that tel you?

[@richardwalley2862]

Tells me not many people are buying them

[@aaronbrown0417]

@@richardwalley2862 nah... it means the product is really good lol

[@aaronbrown0417]

@hopebrowning6300 you can't buy a pat# for 500 bucks you'll get one pickup...500 that's the price of one t top nowadays

[@wezzlyn]

New Pickups in the Andy LP? Big decision.

[@mmore]

Sounds as good as most boutique paf pickups. Its extremely expensive which no way on earth the price tag could be justified!! At yhe end of the day he is using the same material the rest of vintage correct pickups do and all he is adding is his experience of working with Les Paul and that is not the excuse for such a big price jump. More importantly he is not winding the pickups himself! Poor Les Paul, if he only knew how they try to make money out of misusing his name!!!!

[@Mark70609]

mmoris1360 I feel the same way, they sound like boutique humbuckers to me, to my ear the Lollar Regal has more of a single coil sound than these pickups.

[@mmore]

Mark70609 good choice of pickup. I perefer seymour duncan seth lover(which is as good as these),antiquities, wolfe tone dr vintage neck plus marshallhead mk2 bridge.

[@AllenPinchloaf]

Your guitar seems to be gently Weeping!

[@ranisolo]

the dream must have been to make a whole lotta money.......

[@buddylobos5277]

+ranisolo Absolutely. Les Paul has several inventions patented. Including the harmonica holder. That was a measure of success in his day (WWII and post war). High unemployment with returning GIs flooding the work place, men were doing everything & anything they could to support new families. You held unto every nickel you earned. We'll all be there again soon enough. Besides, I like the Fender Hot Noiseless pups in the Beck Strat. Sold separately too!

[@khurai111]

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS TO NOT POT THE PICKUP but nothing says they aren't. Too bad that doesn't sound like PAFs at all. Go check SD pickups for the real thing guys

[@BramClaes]

There is no such thing as the PAF, because they were very inconsistently made. Output greatly varied, and a variety of magnets were used (alnico IV being the most common). In short: situation surrounding the PAF pickup would be like modern day Gibson making different varieties of burstbuckers, the 498t's, etc... and sell them as one and the same pickup. Ergo: trying to capture the sound of the original PAF is a fool's errand, because "the" PAF sound doesn't exist

[@khurai111]

No there is. The sound varies sure.But there is a constant character that doesn't change. It cannot be obtained with varried output or magnet. It's just the potting

[@AndyDemos]

these aren't potted.

[@khurai111]

It's not stated anywhere

[@theultimaterockr]

It's sounds pretty close to the real deal to me (at least through the speaker setup I'm using and KZbin). I've heard loads of vintage PAFs but they're not all the same. I much prefer most Gibson pickups to Seymour Duncans. THe real thing that causes a PAF to sound like a PAF is age. You can artificially age a magnet or use less winds to match the sound of a particular PAF. As far as wax goes, it all depends on the amount, coil winds and magnet makeup. I guess what I'm saying is, it all matters because it's a formula. Oh and also there are some PAFs that don't sound all that great because the winding was never consistent

[@keithsa41]

fuck this, i can wind my own pickups... 500$? what a rip off

[@dhart1774]

Said the guy who drinks natural light and eats carl jr.'s

[@BramClaes]

Sounds very good, but 500 dollar for a set of pickups is ridiculous

[@elephantricity]

500 bucks. Must be the real deal.

[@mmaker83]

really cool rendition of Moby dick indeed

[@tonecontrol]

Very nice. $500? No, thank you.

[@MrUltraworld]

I can't stand the Snake Oil being pushed out there. Les Paul HATED Hi Z pickups. He used Lo Z PU's because studio gear was the same impedance and recorded better. Look at his own Les Pauls in his day. They are low impedance SINGLE COILS. Another $500 set of pickups that sound just like the other few hundred PAF's out there. Save $350 & buy a pair of '59's

[@rom661]

They're only overpriced by about 100%. Sound good but there's plenty of competition out there from Bare Knuckles, WCR, David Allen, etc., etc. Took 40 years to figure out what he did to begin with?

[@jupjuck]

why not just get a fricken local guy to wind you one and ask them not to pot if it's so desirable??? 100 -120 bucks not even

[@kommi1974]

While these sound great, it doesn't do much for the buyer unless you are showing a comparison to another pickup(s). And $500? Good luck with your 3 sales.

[@paulcowart3174]

Check out Yhatzee guitar's...great comp demo on these and a bunch of other premium winds

[@jspartacus]

Meh. I'm waiting on the Fishman Fluence pickups.

[@robd754]

pretty, not $500 pretty, but nice

[@carlrudd1858]

Sounding very similar to a JB and JAZZ from SD.

[@ironcut13]

Cheap Sunglasses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SHEMAMAN]

It's a whole industry. Only for those schmucks who have more dosh than sense.

[@cgavin1]

A million thumbs up. Fuck these twats. Play hard, play with your heart. Les always loved the tone of a high impedance humbucker. Thats why he never used one, and all his 'special' Gibsons were single coil low impedance instruments. Fuck you (video guy).

[@gatitavelosa]

Great pickups from the 50s and60s are the greatest cuz of two reasons, great craftsmanship and materials, and natural aging process, they can get closer or equal the first one, but aging is not for sale... 500? What a rip off... These are goodPUPs but not better than any Dimarzio , Duncan , etc....

[@mmore]

That is true. But you can buy aging as well I guess! Seymour Duncan antiquity!! Or at least that is what he says.

[@ShotGunRoleModel]

+gatitavelosa I wish I liked Duncan pickups (for my own playing), but I haven't been able to find one that I've jumped for joy over. They sound really cool with other players but I could never find one I'm like "YESSS" over. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong direction. Dimarzio I've seemed to like a bit more but, again, same situation. It's freakin' weird.

[@ShotGunRoleModel]

I've had nearly every major brand and quite a few of boutique pickups in a massive amount of my guitars. I'm not going to have a pissing contest as to how much I've spent on pickups. For some sounds, I think Duncans sound cool; they're just not the sounds I typically go for or like for myself. Sounds great often with other players, though. That been said: I do like some of their telecaster pickups. I was considering getting a pair before I looked into [another company] I liked more. And, for the record, they cost just as much. Tone has nothing to do with money; it's a personal preference.

[@aaronbrown0417]

gatitavelosa dimarizos aren't even good... very shrill

[@src248]

They sound good, but look terrible on that guitar.

[@TheMoodyedge]

Forget the word salad.Ive heard better. Wont be buying these thats for sure.

[@bluesman65]

What a joke...

[@larrocovarry9027]

You had me from them cheap sunglasses!!!!