ToneSpec Legend Series PF 70 Clapton Blackie Strat Pickup Set

A Tribute to Peter Florance and the Tone That Defined Blackie

By 1970, the Stratocaster had entered a different phase.

The sparkle was still there, but the midrange had grown stronger. The low end felt tighter. When pushed, the right Strat did not just shimmer. It spoke.

Peter Florance understood what made Eric Clapton’s Blackie tone so compelling.

It was not harsh highs.
It was not overwound aggression.
It was midrange authority, elastic response, and a vocal quality that made every bend feel human.

Florance’s Clapton Blackie set captured that character. A slightly hotter vintage Strat voice with stronger mids, smooth highs, and natural compression that makes phrasing feel effortless.

The ToneSpec PF 70 Clapton Blackie Set is a faithful recreation of that wind and that era. It is built for players who want expressive sustain, warm cleans, and edge of breakup blues that feel thick without getting muddy.

This is vintage Strat tone with muscle and maturity.

• Plain Enamel wire for harmonic density and authentic late 60s texture
• Carefully selected Alnico magnets for balanced output and vocal midrange
• A neck pickup that sings with creamy sustain
• A middle pickup that delivers musical quack without hollowness
• A bridge pickup with bite, body, and real authority

The PF 70 is about phrasing. It rewards touch. It blooms under your fingers.

Run it into a black panel Fender, a Marshall pushed just past clean, or a modern boutique rig and it responds the way Blackie did. Articulate, expressive, and emotionally direct.

Peter Florance did not just rewind old specs. He studied feel. He chased the way a note pushes back against your fingers. That is what made his Clapton Blackie set special and that is what we have preserved here.

And if you are wondering whether we have earned the right to revive this tone, we have already brought back the greats. Tom Holmes, Virgil Arlo, Tim White, Abigail Ybarra, Alan Hamel, and Peter Florance.

If you have been waiting for a Strat set that captures the heart of the Blackie era, warm, vocal, and unapologetically expressive, this is the one.

ToneSpec Process

Serious Guitarists rely on ToneSpec Pickups in all of their guitars because they deliver a serious advantage over guitars with cheap, stock or vintage pickups. Our proprietary techniques make all other pickups obsolete. 

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 Virgil Arlo Pickups. 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 Virgil Arlo pickups. I'll be using them in my future builds."

-Ken McKay, Luthier

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