I emailed Kris a few years ago looking for a humbucker sized single coil for the neck position of my thinline tele. I had tried a PAF (too muddy), a TV Jones T-Armond (way too hot), and finally a boutique filtertron and they were just not giving me "the sound". I chatted with him and he suggested a strat type pickup with rod magnets over the P90 design. I wasn't able to go for it right away but some time later I messaged him back and he made it happen. He was very patient with me and my tire kicking, went above and beyond with a small hiccup in the process and got it to me quickly.
As soon as I played it, I knew I had something special. Clarity, balance, chime, but something I did not expect - incredible dynamic response. If I play softly over the strings, it has this glassy quality with these crazy harmonics blooming everywhere, but then I dig in and it opens up with the notes just punching out. You can hear every string shine through in chords, especially with triads. Go to the middle position and it's chime galore...I use this position a lot with amps and drives running hot and the output drop is just enough to totally clean up the tone but still sound incredibly musical. The pickup itself is a beautiful thing in raw nickel. Don't hesitate to deal with Kris if you need something like this, he's the real deal.
Very, very happy with this set. The neck pickup never gets muddy and has a natural woody tone to it. It maintains it's clarity with distortion as well, achieving a sweet singing sound in the upper register. The bridge is crisp and tight, sounds like a tele on steroids, it also takes distortion/fuzz very well. Overall an amazing set! Will definitely be ordering again soon, thank you Kris!
Is Canadian. Sounds great. Great craftsmanship for a great price. I bought the humbucker size P90's and I couldn't be happier. Shipping was fast and affordable. 10/10, will return here if and when I need new pick ups!
Kris and I decided on the Private Stock bridge pickup for a custom built guitar from luthier Steve J. Mash. Sort of a Melody Maker shape with a 25" scale, humbucker in bridge, tulipwood body, maple neck. The Private Stock bridge is a very versatile, dynamic pickup usable in a range of styles. Chose a black uncovered pickup, I'm most pleased with its versatility.
This is paired with a custom neck pickup, a unique design from Pegcity. To match the timbre, no hum, and power of the bridge, Kris built a stacked magnet single-coil sized design for this position. So, it's noiseless and pairs super well with bridge.
A great solution and a wide range of sounds available c/o a basic 1 volume, 1 tone, and a 3-way switch.
Private Stock (Humbucker)
Bryce Bader
Classic 59’s
Just installed a set of Classic 59’s into an Epiphone Sheraton ii. What an upgrade! These pickups look and sound incredible! When chording there is remarkable note clarity across all the strings and single notes sing and cut through the mix. They are also very pick sensitive and clean up nicely when the volume is rolled back. I’ve always liked this guitar but now I love it, it just sounds huge! Thanks Kris! Great communication, easy to order, amazing build quality and fast shipping! I feel like I will be ordering a Peg City strat set in the future!
Pegcity Classic 59’s (PAF reproduction)
Dusty Roadz
Amazing in the neck position
I recently added a Fatboy Special neck pickup to one of my main guitars, and was blown away by its clarity and silky smooth sound. On high gain its crystal clear and articulate, on clean it has a beautiful presence and projection. Highly suggested to anyone who values a well rounded, clean neck tone!
Fatboy Specials. (Strat style)
Dusty Roadz
Don't think twice, buy em!
I've been playing guitar for 30yrs. Playing heavy metal for over 20yrs and I can honestly say I have never felt such a substantial difference in a pick up swap......until I installed a set of Widows. I replaced an EMG 81/85 set with Angry Widows and was instantly blown away by how organic, articulate and more defined my tone was. So then I swapped out a Seymour Duncan Full Shred and JB set for some Angry Widows and it was the same result, my tone took a step in the direction I wanted, but the EMGs and Duncan's just continually fell short no matter what combination. The support, sales and relationship I now have with Peg City is something you just can't get with big manufacturers. Don't think twice, you might miss out on your perfect tone
Angry Widows (High output humbuckers)
Steven Tusinski
Love my new Classic 59’s
The Classic 59’s were an excellent set of pickups for my Les Paul kit build. They sound great! You get all of the tones and responsiveness you would expect from PAF. Highly recommend if you are looking to get that classic PAF sound without breaking the bank. I can't wait to start my next Pegcity pickup powered project!
