The PAF Joe is the latest neck pickup we developed for Joe Satriani.
Joe wanted a neck position humbucker that combined the best qualities of
the PAF Pro®
with those of a late 50s Gibson® humbucker. Joe describes this tone as
being tubular. Through the use of Virtual Vintage® technology,
clear-sounding low frequencies are blended with warm-sounding mids and
high frequencies, which makes the PAF Joe equally good for chords and
single notes. Joe first used it throughout the 2003 G3 tour.
What does tubular mean? In this case, it means making low notes speak more clearly while giving high notes a rounder voicing. This accomplishes two goals: chords have better definition, and single notes at higher fret positions remain warm-sounding rather than getting thinner. The PAF Joe has slightly less power than the PAF Pro®. It balances well with bridge pickups like the PAF Pro®, FRED®, The Breed Neck Model, Air Norton, and Norton®.
- Recommended For All positions, solid, semi-solid and hollow-body electric guitars.
- Wiring 4 Conductor
- Magnet Alnico 5
- Resistance 8.26 Kohm