Brickhouse Toneworks

Brickhouse Toneworks

North Carolina, USA
Brickhouse Toneworks offers a fresh, distinct voice in the boutique pickup market. It is the passion project of David Shepherd, an industry veteran bringing decades of experience and a client list featuring legends like Johnny Winter, Alex Lifeson, and Billie Joe Armstrong, along with renowned guitar technicians such as Rene Martinez (known for his work with SRV, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, and Prince). David's commitment to quality is evident as he builds each pickup using hand-selected materials and proven winding techniques. This meticulous attention to detail surpasses expectations, resulting in touch-sensitive, harmonically rich pickups that are defined by their exceptional clarity and feel.
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Brickhouse Toneworks

Semi 60 P.A.F. Humbucker Pickup

Semi 60 P.A.F. Humbucker Pickup

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Product Description

P.A.F.'s Balanced for Clearer Neck Tones and Fuller Bridge Tones.

If you've ever struggled with a guitar that sounds too muffled and lifeless in the neck position, or too harsh and thin in the bridge, you're not alone. It's a challenge that has frustrated guitarists for decades. But what if there was a pickup set specifically engineered to solve this exact problem? The Brickhouse Semi 60 P.A.F. Humbucker is the answer you've been searching for.

The Semi 60 utilizes a brilliant approach: a lower wind on the neck pickup combined with the full standard 1960 P.A.F. wind on the bridge pickup. This isn't just a random combination – it's a carefully calculated solution that transforms your guitar from problematic to perfect. The result is a neck pickup that delivers clean, fat, single-coil-like clarity without the mud, and a bridge pickup that blooms with articulation, warmth, and sustain.

Whether you're playing jazz, blues, or rock, the Semi 60 gives your guitar the ability to breathe across the full spectrum of tonal possibilities. The neck position offers crystalline clarity with rich harmonic content, while the bridge position delivers that singing sustain and warmth that made vintage P.A.F.s legendary. This is the pickup set that finally unlocks the true potential of your semi-hollow guitar or any other guitar where getting a clear and chimey neck pickup tone balanced with a full and clear sounding bridge pickup is key.

Specifications

-Alnico 2 Roughcast Long Bar Magnets
-Nickel Silver Long Leg Frames
-P.A.F. Butyrate Plastic Bobbins
-Vintage Correct Alloys and Coil Wire
-Nickel Silver 49.2mm P.A.F. Repro Covers
-Vintage Braided Single Conductor Leads
-Unpotted Coils
-Neck: 7.3k (Average)
-Bridge: 8.7k (Average)
-Made In USA

20+ Years of Tonal Mastery

True boutique quality isn't learned overnight; it is forged over decades at the workbench. David Shepherd, the master builder behind Brickhouse Toneworks, brings over 20 years of expertise to every coil he winds. By crafting in small batches in the USA, David ensures each set possesses its own unique musical character. Installing a Brickhouse isn’t just an upgrade—it’s wiring twenty years of tonal mastery directly into your guitar.

Vintage DNA, Premium Components

Each pickups is handcrafted in small batches using hand-selected materials: premium alnico magnets, period-correct wire, and components chosen purely for their tonal contribution. For vintage-spec models, David faithfully recreates the construction methods and materials that made those classic tones legendary. This uncompromising approach delivers what players feel the moment they strike the first chord—touch-sensitive response, harmonic richness, and clarity that reveals every nuance of your playing.

Two Names, One Standard of Excellence

Great partnerships are built on shared values. The Art of Tone and Brickhouse Toneworks both believe that premium materials, vintage-correct components, and exceptional craftsmanship aren't optional—they're essential to achieving great tone. We sought a builder who shares our obsession with quality and our conviction that every detail matters. In David Shepherd, we found exactly that. His handcrafted pickups reflect the same no-compromise philosophy we bring to curating premium guitar parts. Together, we're committed to one thing: putting the electronics for your dream tone directly in your hands.