The Caliber 7179 WHS takes its roots from the 70’s era of classic guitar tones and its guitar heroes. Players such as Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore and Robin Trower establish the Single coil voice of the S style guitar to forge their iconic voices that still influence players today; the Caliber 7179 WHS is our tribute to the sounds they created.
Featuring 5mm Alnico V pole pieces each Caliber 7179 WHS pickup is handcrafted in short runs using black fibre plates and AWG.42 plain enamel wire. Bobbins and magnets are dipped in clear lacquer prior to winding and also once wound to prevent feedback from the coils.
Available individually or as a set the Caliber 7179 WHS pickups feature non staggered flat pole pieces for the authentic string response of the 70’s era and cotton covered push back vintage wires, the Caliber 7179 WHS Middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity to eliminate hum.
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.
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$73.99 – $213.99
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