🎸 1958 VINTSPEC PAF – DICKEY BETTS / ELIZABETH REED EDITION 🎸

Southern Soul. Singing Sustain. Tone You Can Feel.

🎶 THE SOUND OF ELIZABETH REED.

If you’ve heard the Live at Fillmore East version of In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, then you’ve already heard this pickup sing. That performance wasn’t just a solo—it was a sermon. Betts’ Les Paul bled melody, sustain, and southern soul.

That guitar? A 1958 Burst.
And that tone? It's alive in this pickup.

🛠️ BUILT FROM A REAL-DEAL 1958 GIBSON PAF

This isn’t “inspired by” or “in the ballpark.” We sourced an original 1958 PAF sticker humbucker, dissected it to the core, and rebuilt it piece by piece using period-correct materials:

• Vintage-spec Alnico magnets
  

• Hand Made w/ Plain Enamel wire, just like Kalamazoo did it

• Every coil tensioned by hand for a vocal, airy top end

We didn’t just recreate the tone—we resurrected it.

💀 IT’S US VS. THEM

The modern world gave up on feel. They want sterile, over-compressed, click-track tone. You can hear it in the gear.

But we’re not going down that road.
This pickup is your rebellion. Your bridge back to when tone was earned, not manufactured.

🔊 WHY IT MATTERS

Players trade in their boutique pickups every week for a set of ToneSpec VintSpecs. "Boutique Winders"—they’re stepping stones. Great tone. But this is legacy tone. This is what you reach for when you want your playing to matter.

🧠 WHY IT COSTS MORE

You can’t fake real. We use materials most winders won’t touch. We chase tone most can't hear. And we do it for players who know the difference.

A real ’58 Burst PAF set? $20,000–$30,000—if you can find one.
This gives you that tone for a fraction of the cost—and with more dynamic range.

📦 VINTSPEC SERIES – BUILT TO ORDER

Each VintSpec is hand-built by our founder and tested against a matched reference set. We don’t guess. We verify.

• $1250 per set

• Built in small batches

• Trusted by Grammy-winning composers & session legends

🚨 DON’T WAIT

These aren’t mass-produced. We build them for people who deserve them. That’s why they’ve doubled in resale value and why top collectors don’t flinch at the price.

⏳ If you're reading this, we’re still accepting orders for the current batch. That can change by tomorrow.

🔥 FINAL CALL – YOUR FILLMORE MOMENT IS WAITING

When you plug in, it should move people. The 1958 VintSpec PAF isn’t just a pickup—it’s an invitation to be unforgettable.

👉 Hit the button. Claim your sound.
🎸 Make them remember your name.

Professional Testimonials

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“These pickups respond just like vintage pickups. What makes them better than vintage pickups is that each set is consistent. You don’t don’t get that with vintage pickups…some are great & some are duds.  The Tone Specific’s always sound amazing. There's nothing else like these on the market.”

-Dan Courtenay, Vintage Guitar Expert

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"These are the best pickups I've ever used. I'm so happy to have these in my guitars. They are better than vintage pickups. I was shocked to discover they are even better than the Arlo's. They just feel & sound amazing. Man you are a Genius. "

- Will Crosby, Legendary Guitarist (BB King, Aretha Franklin, Mavis Stables)

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“It sounds like the have Tubes in them...almost three dimensional. They just sound really sweet. I don’t how they do it but they even feel sweet. Just like vintage pickups but with more sustain and less noise. They are just amazing”

-Mike Gallaher, Legendary Guitarist - Joe Cocker, Leon Russell

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"Just like vintage pickups only better. They have this dynamic thing going on kind of like a great tube amp. I imagine this is what new vintage pickups sounded like back in the 50's & 60's"

-Dani Robinson, Blues Guitarist (Performs Jimi parts w/Billy Cox Experience)

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"They sound better than all of the other pickups I've used. I think they even send better than the Arlo's. I'll be using them in my future builds."

-Ken McKay, Luthier

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