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1961 Virgil Arlo Black Label Strat Pickup - Best Pickup Rory Gallagher

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  • 1961 Virgil Arlo Black Label Strat Pickup - Best Pickup Rory Gallagher

Tone Specific

1961 Virgil Arlo Black Label Strat Pickup - Best Pickup Rory Gallagher

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You Deserve The Best Tone.

  • One of the most requested one-offs was the "Rory" design, which was based on the 1961 Fender Stratocaster owned by Rory Gallagher.

    During the R&D process, the Black Label design was directly compared to the original pickups from the legendary 1961 Stratocaster. No cost was spared in making a pickup that captures the sound and feel of a 196 Strat. The tone is spot on


    How to order Virgil Arlo Black Label Pickups

    Black Label PAFs were originally sold for $1000 per set.

    Starting in 2022 we reached an agreement to produce the Virgil Arlo Black Label Reissues. There has been a conflict regarding licensing fees. As a result, we were never able to offer them for sale at our site for the 2023 run. The conflict remains unresolved but we've reached an agreement to sell the few sets from the 1961 Black Label inventory made over on ebay. 

    Click here to enter the Tone Specific ebay Store.

    More About Black Label One-Offs:

    Over the years Virgil Arlo offered one-off service to select pro players. Most times the player was trying to replace a lost guitar from the past or replicate the tone of one of his preferred vintage guitars in a more modern guitar for touring purposes.

    This was always a team effort between the musician and the staff. The musician provided the inspiration and Virgil Arlo wound the pickups.