{"id":9049256788201,"title":"Throbak Koss-301 MXV P.A.F. Pickup Repros - Aged Nickel - Paul Kossoff - Made in USA","handle":"throbak-koss-301-mxv-p-a-f-pickup-repros-aged-nickel-made-in-usa","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"super_title_1 left\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eNeck 8.6k , 7.7k bridge (Pre Repair Spec.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more text-pre\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow do you capture classic Paul Kossoff tone in a P.A.F. replica? Well the dream case scenario would be access to the very guitar once owned by Koss. When Kris Blakely, current owner of the Kossoff Burst, contacted ThroBak to make a set of Kossoff repro pickups, that dream became a reality. Under the supervision of Kris Blakely we were able to take careful gauss and resistance measurements and closely inspect the uncovered vintage P.A.F. pickups in the Kossoff Burst. By applying this information to the prototype pickups and comparing them both in real time and in recorded tests against the Kossoff Burst, we feel we have nailed the P.A.F. tone of the pickups in the Kossoff Burst and made a set worthy of the guitar's legacy. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroBak Koss-301 MXV. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eset with bridge pickup tones that are surprisingly hot and searing given the low resistance and a neck pickup tone that is rich and full.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs part of the research required to do a repro correctly we discovered some amazing details about the Kossoff P.A.F.'s that explain their distinctive tone. These details also led us to some interesting connections and mysteries that are shared with another legendary guitar, the Peter Green Burst, \"Greeny\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"super_title_1 left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"paragraph\"\u003eThe Unique Koss Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo important details of the P.A.F. pickups in the Koss Burst informed how ThroBak chose to wind the reproduction pickups. The first of these details is the use of Steel bobbin mounting screws in the Koss P.A.F.'s. Based upon over a decade as the go to shop for vintage accurate P.A.F. repairs, we recognized that PAF's with Steel Bobbin mounting screws from the late '58 to '59 era usually show the signature winding pattern of the Meteor-301 pickup winder. One of 4 four known pickup winding machines used by Gibson in the 1950's. With this knowledge we used ThroBak's vintage Meteor ME-301 for the machine wound coils of the ThroBak Koss-301 MXV P.A.F. pickup repros.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"paragraph\"\u003eThe Koss Alnico Magnets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClose inspection of the original uncovered Koss Burst pickups revealed long Alnico magnets with gauss readings at the poles that are perfect match for block charged A2 or A4 Alnico magnets. After A\/B comparisons in the prototype pickups, it became clear that our ThroBak long A2, USA Made, repro magnets were a perfect match. Interestingly, previous efforts by Gibson to clone these pickups have used long A3 magnets which are not capable of the gauss levels of the original Koss P.A.F. magnets. So the magnets in the vintage pickups cannot possibly be A3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent. One of the best sounding humbuckers I've ever heard. The tone is crazy good! This set was in my personal Gibson Les Paul. I'm selling the guitar. I would like to keep them but I don't have another Les Paul to drop them into. Believe me, you will love these pickups!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eUnequaled accuracy, copied from Koss Burst under supervision of current owner Kris Blakely.\u003cbr\u003e• Neck pickup coils and bridge slug coil wound with vintage, Kalamazoo-era, Meteor ME-301 winder. \u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Custom Vintage formulation long Alnico 2 magnets custom Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• 1010 Steel Bobbin Mounting Screws.\u003cbr\u003e• 42 AWG Plain Enamel Magnet wire \u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. clone Butyrate bobbins, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. style baseplates, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. style covers, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. style vintage alloy pole screws and slugs, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• Vintage correct braided wire, Made in USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2025-09-15T22:07:00-04:00","created_at":"2025-09-15T21:54:58-04:00","vendor":"Throbak","type":"Pickups","tags":["59 PAF","Boutique pickups","Bridge Humbucker","Free","Gibson","Gibson Nickel Humbuckers","Gibson Pickups","Guitar Parts","Hand wound pickups","Humbucker","Humbucker PAF","Humbucker pickups","Humbuckers","Koss-301 MXV P.A.F. 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Well the dream case scenario would be access to the very guitar once owned by Koss. When Kris Blakely, current owner of the Kossoff Burst, contacted ThroBak to make a set of Kossoff repro pickups, that dream became a reality. Under the supervision of Kris Blakely we were able to take careful gauss and resistance measurements and closely inspect the uncovered vintage P.A.F. pickups in the Kossoff Burst. By applying this information to the prototype pickups and comparing them both in real time and in recorded tests against the Kossoff Burst, we feel we have nailed the P.A.F. tone of the pickups in the Kossoff Burst and made a set worthy of the guitar's legacy. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroBak Koss-301 MXV. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eset with bridge pickup tones that are surprisingly hot and searing given the low resistance and a neck pickup tone that is rich and full.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs part of the research required to do a repro correctly we discovered some amazing details about the Kossoff P.A.F.'s that explain their distinctive tone. These details also led us to some interesting connections and mysteries that are shared with another legendary guitar, the Peter Green Burst, \"Greeny\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"super_title_1 left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"paragraph\"\u003eThe Unique Koss Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo important details of the P.A.F. pickups in the Koss Burst informed how ThroBak chose to wind the reproduction pickups. The first of these details is the use of Steel bobbin mounting screws in the Koss P.A.F.'s. Based upon over a decade as the go to shop for vintage accurate P.A.F. repairs, we recognized that PAF's with Steel Bobbin mounting screws from the late '58 to '59 era usually show the signature winding pattern of the Meteor-301 pickup winder. One of 4 four known pickup winding machines used by Gibson in the 1950's. With this knowledge we used ThroBak's vintage Meteor ME-301 for the machine wound coils of the ThroBak Koss-301 MXV P.A.F. pickup repros.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"paragraph\"\u003eThe Koss Alnico Magnets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClose inspection of the original uncovered Koss Burst pickups revealed long Alnico magnets with gauss readings at the poles that are perfect match for block charged A2 or A4 Alnico magnets. After A\/B comparisons in the prototype pickups, it became clear that our ThroBak long A2, USA Made, repro magnets were a perfect match. Interestingly, previous efforts by Gibson to clone these pickups have used long A3 magnets which are not capable of the gauss levels of the original Koss P.A.F. magnets. So the magnets in the vintage pickups cannot possibly be A3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent. One of the best sounding humbuckers I've ever heard. The tone is crazy good! This set was in my personal Gibson Les Paul. I'm selling the guitar. I would like to keep them but I don't have another Les Paul to drop them into. Believe me, you will love these pickups!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eUnequaled accuracy, copied from Koss Burst under supervision of current owner Kris Blakely.\u003cbr\u003e• Neck pickup coils and bridge slug coil wound with vintage, Kalamazoo-era, Meteor ME-301 winder. \u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Custom Vintage formulation long Alnico 2 magnets custom Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• 1010 Steel Bobbin Mounting Screws.\u003cbr\u003e• 42 AWG Plain Enamel Magnet wire \u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. clone Butyrate bobbins, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. style baseplates, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. style covers, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• ThroBak Maximum Vintage™ P.A.F. style vintage alloy pole screws and slugs, Made in USA.\u003cbr\u003e• Vintage correct braided wire, Made in USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}