
CALIBER 6567
HANDCRAFTED TONE
CALIBER 6567
Wilkinson’s Caliber 6567 WTS is the ideal set of pickups for blues and were voiced to capture the character and essence of the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar tone.
Crafted by hand the Caliber 6567 WTS range utilises 4.8mm Alnico II Pole-pieces for a more vintage type voice and less string pull. Once assembled with fibre top and bottom plates and magnets installed we lacquer dip and air dry the assembly before winding. AWG .42 gauge Plain enamel wire is then wound on the bobbins to our specific settings, a further air dried lacquer coating is applied to the coil to prevent feedback from coil movement.
Available individually or as a set, the Caliber 6567 WTS pickups feature staggered pole pieces for a balanced string response and slightly chamfered pole pieces, our WTS middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum cancellation.
R Series Creation
Trev Wilkinson’s induction into music was through the tones of what we now call iconic or legendary players, the sounds these artists produced inspired Trev’s playing and also his future in music.
While Hank Marvin’s use of vibrato peaked the young inventor’s interest in a device that would become such an integral part of the Wilkinson brand, the tone and sound created by Clapton, Beck, Green and other influential players was a massive influence as were the instruments and components that created these tones.
The R series of pickups is the result of years of listening to pickups, time spent with legendary inventors such as Seth Lover and Leo Fender discussing all aspects about sound, materials and production methods, add these ingredients to hours and hours of testing and tweaking and you have the R series, our finest pickups.
Specification
Models Caliber 6567 WTS Bridge
Caliber 6567 WTS Middle RWRP
Caliber 6567 WTS NeckOptions Traditional Black cotton wrap
Ohm reading Bridge 6.25k AVG, DC.
Ohm reading Middle 5.80k AVG, DC.
Ohm reading Neck 5.50k AVG, DC.
Magnets Alnico II, 3/16”(4.8mm) diameter.
Wire Gauge AWG.42 Plain enamel wire
Wiring 2 strand with cotton pushback wire