Alex Hamilton first came to our attention via some of his amazing gear clips and excellent playing online and, to our delight he soon reached out to purchase a set of our PAF replicas! It quickly became clear that we shared many things in common when it came to tone-chasing and the fine details of pickups. He loved the first set he received and a couple of Strat sets later, he was looking for a further pair of SBPAFs for a newly acquired R9 Les Paul.

It was this rather excellent example of a CS Gibson that gave rise to this new addition to our range of Humbuckers. Alex wanted to delve even deeper in the quest for his perfect PAF and after testing every magnet option in different gauss levels, different mixtures of steel parts carbon contents, coil tensions etc these stunningly toneful pickups were finalized! The results simply had to be offered here as a further version of the SBPAF for our customers:

· BRIDGE AIII+/- 8.2K: A gloriously dynamic bridge pickup with huge amounts of detail and clarity but never at the expense of warmth or that vocal midrange PAF character. Alex was looking for a pickup that would be dynamic enough to track ever nuance of his expressive playing and let both himself and the nature of his guitar through. The perfect bridge PAF?

· NECK AIV +/- 6.9-7K: One of the clearest, most uncompressed and open neck humbuckers we have ever made. This is in part due to the slightly unusual use of a Alnico IV magnet but also the specific wind approach and mix of carbon content in the steel parts. Tuning this pickup to exactly Alex’ hopes wasn’t easy but, as you can hear in his demo below, we got there!

This set is offered as standard with two-conductor vintage braid wiring and thin nickel plated covers that are missing the copper plating layer so often found in modern pickups. If you would prefer four-conductor wiring or virtually any other tweak please do get in touch; various contact options are available here.

• CURRENT ESTIMATED LEAD TIME FOR WINDING AND ASSEMBLY BEFORE SHIPPING: 45 WORKING (5in7) DAYS.

  Alex Hamilton:

Twenty eight year old Alex Hamilton (formerly Lewis Hamilton) has been part of the British Blues/Rock scene for over ten years. Gaining notoriety on the back of being a talented young guitarist with skills beyond his age, he has since matured and developed a tasteful and subtle guitar technique that has been compared to Robben Ford and Matt Scofield. His debut album at the age of 18 won the Scottish New Music Award in 2011 and his subsequent albums have all been nominated for awards including the British Blues Awards, several years running.

Having toured in dozens all across Britain and extensively in Europe with his trio 'The Alex Hamilton Band', he has regularly sold out theatres and music clubs across the globe, gaining a following of musicians and music fans alike. In the last ten years Alex has been fortunate enough to share stages with some of the best musicians in his genre including Carl Verheyen, Anysley Lister, Henrik Freishlader and King King.

With multiple award winning albums, a strong fanbase, growing online presence, endorsements form some notable manufactures and continuous radio play across the world Alex Hamilton's music is starting to be heard.

Visit alexhamiltonguitar.com for further info on Alex, his incredible playing, gear demos and live events.