🎸 1960 VintSpec – Clapton "Beano" PAF Clone

The Humbucker That Lit the Fuse on British Blues Rock.

🔥 THE SOUND THAT STARTED A REVOLUTION

Before Cream. Before Marshall stacks. There was Beano.

Eric Clapton’s tone on John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is the holy grail of British blues. And the secret? A 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard loaded with vocal, dynamic, and wildly expressive PAFs.

We hunted down the real thing, cracked the code, and rebuilt that tone from the inside out.

The result? A pickup that sings when you whisper and explodes when you dig in.
Liquid sustain. Barking mids. Harmonic bloom like you’ve never heard.

🛠️ BUILT FROM A REAL 1960 PAF

This isn’t a “Beano-inspired” pickup. This is a clone of the actual 1960 PAF we dissected, tuned, and rebuilt using period-correct materials:

• ✅ Plain Enamel Wire

• ✅ Wound Coils for Vocal Texture

• ✅ Alnico Magnets
  

• ✅ Aged Nickel Covers

Every piece contributes to the snap, sag, and scream that made Clapton’s Beano tone the most imitated in blues history.

🎧 THE TONE THAT MADE MARSHALL FAMOUS

The Bluesbreaker combo didn’t define Clapton’s tone. Clapton’s pickups did.

These PAFs have an aggressive, hollow midrange bite that perfectly complements British amps.
They clean up without going weak—and they saturate without going muddy.

It’s the same tone that pushed engineers to make louder amps and clearer speakers—because Clapton’s Les Paul couldn’t be ignored.

💰 IS $1250 A LOT FOR A SET OF PICKUPS? YES.

But here’s what’s real:

• Real 1960 PAFs cost $8,000–$12,000, if you can even find them.

• Most boutique pickups sound “nice,” but never make you feel something.

• And the other Beano clones on the market come up short.

This is different.
It was built to solve one specific problem:
“How do I get that Clapton tone—without mortgaging my house?”

Now you can.

🧠 IF YOU’RE HERE, YOU ALREADY KNOW

You’ve played enough pickups to know when something’s close—and when it’s correct.

You don’t need hype. You need proof.
This set delivers. That’s why it’s trusted by Grammy-winning composers, pro players, and tone chasers who don’t settle.

We’ve cloned the best—Tom Holmes, Virgil Arlo, Tim White, Abigail Ybarra—and this is one of the most exacting projects we’ve ever completed.

⏳ THESE WON’T LAST

We build these in small batches. Each one is voiced by hand.
They’re not mass-produced, and they never will be.

That means if you’re serious about your tone—now is the time.

💬 DON’T BE THE GUY WHO MISSES OUT

Clapton’s Beano tone became a legend.
This pickup lets you carry that legend into your own rig.

Most players will never get this close.

You can.

🎯 CLICK “ADD TO CART” TO OWN THE BEANO SOUND

It’s your tone.
Your story.
Let it start with the pickup that started it all.

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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