Backline 59′ P.A.F.

Description

There is a TWO WEEK lead time on custom pickups at the moment. This is to avoid having to start a waiting list. You’re going to love your new tones!

Patterson Backline 59 PAFs – Vintage Tone, Built for the Working Player

Inspired by the legendary late-’50s humbuckers, Patterson Backline 59 PAFs are crafted for players who demand authentic vintage tone with modern reliability. Whether you’re holding down the groove in a smoky blues club or driving a full stack on a festival stage, these pickups deliver the warmth, clarity, and dynamic response that made the original PAFs iconic.

Authentic PAF Construction

Each Patterson Backline 59 PAF is built using period-correct materials and techniques, ensuring you get the most faithful reproduction of true late-’50s tone:

Vintage-accurate butyrate bobbins – Just like the originals, for that classic look and feel.

Half-potted coils – Striking the perfect balance between open-air dynamics and feedback control.

42 AWG plain enamel wire – The same wire used in the golden era of humbuckers.

Nickel-silver baseplates – The key to reducing eddy currents for a pure, uncolored tone.

Hand-magnetized Alnico II or Alnico IV magnets – Dialed in for the perfect blend of warmth, clarity, and sustain.

Slightly degaussed magnets – Simulating the natural loss of magnetism over decades for a softer attack and vintage response.

Vintage-spec pole screws and slugs – Keeping every detail true to the originals.

Tone That Works as Hard as You Do

From warm, singing leads to woody, articulate cleans, Patterson Backline 59 PAFs capture the magic of a well-played vintage humbucker. The bridge pickup delivers sweet, harmonically rich overdrive with smooth mids and a singing high-end, while the neck pickup is round, articulate, and full of character—perfect for everything from jazz to classic rock.

If you’re looking for a true vintage voice with the reliability of a modern build, Patterson Backline 59 PAFs are ready for the stage, the studio, and the long road ahead.

Patterson Backline 59 PAFs – Because tone is only as good as the pickups that power it.

 

Average DC Resistance: Neck 8.3K, Bridge 9.5K

Recommended Potentiometers: 500k

Recommended Capacitor: 0.022μF”