PRS \m/ metal squabbin's availability/ custom order?

[Simon Says]

It’s not the ten customers, it’s that they’d have to sell a sh!t ton of pickups to equal what they get from a single dealer order of wood library guitars.

No economy of scale to justify the added expense of offering two kinds. But who knows?

I don't know man didnt they just sold out 5000 sets of 85/15, and 58/15LT?

There's a market for PRS pickups.

 

[alantig]

Not me. My left one is my favorite one.

That's the problem with playing favorites. You lose the flexibility to make a good deal.

 

[alantig]

It’s not the ten customers, it’s that they’d have to sell a sh!t ton of pickups to equal what they get from a single dealer order of wood library guitars.

No economy of scale to justify the added expense of offering two kinds. But who knows?

I'd think the cost to ramp up a special run of pickups would be a bit more efficient, though. They're already making the pickups in a covered version, and they already do the squabbins, so it's a bit less in terms of adjustment/sourcing than for a WL run, which usually involves some options that are normally not available or putting together similar wood for something of a connective theme between the guitars.

 

[Palmguy]

There’s a dealer with a couple of WL runs on Reverb that are advertised as having \m/ pickups and they are uncovered…

 

[Simon Says]

I think the best chance for whoever (me included) wants a square bobbin \m/ would be a run made for a dealer. DV247 in Germany used to sell NFS sqare bobbin zebras. Correct me if I'm wrong but they have never been used in production guitars.

PRS HFS Zebra Humbucker favorable buying at our shop

HFS Zebra Humbucker

www.dv247.com

What dealer options we have here that could help?

@John Mann would you be able to assist?​

 

[Black Plaid]

Nah mate, they are one-piece bobbins. I can take you some pictures if you want

Oh, maybe they got changed? I had a CE with them at one point.

Would love to see some pics from the side showing the top of the bobbins and windings!

 

[Simon Says]

Oh, maybe they got changed? I had a CE with them at one point.

Would love to see some pics from the side showing the top of the bobbins and windings!

Pm me your email, I will send you some

 

[Dimebag11]

I managed to snag a used set of uncovered \m/ pickups for my P22. I have a covered set on my Custom 24 WL and those sound equally as awesome.

 

[MichaelS]

These guys used to have them... but that was in 2017. Had them in my CE.

PRS Paul Reed Smith ACC-4273 Metal Series Treble Position Pickup - Uncovered | Reverb

PRS Paul Reed Smith ACC-4273 Metal Series Treble Position Pickup - UncoveredPRS \m/ pickups are great for heavier styles of music and were designed with the metal community in mind. Both the treble and bass \m/ pickups are wound in house at PRS and utilize ceramic magnets for full, powerful and c...

reverb.com

And MusicStore Live is the same as Pitbull Audio as far as Reverb listings are concerned: https://reverb.com/shop/pitbullaudio

 

[SinSir]

I'm scanning reverb.com and eBay for months to get the square bobbin Metals. So far, no luck

EDIT: WTB, so if anyone is happy to part with a set, PM me

There's been a couple sets listed on reverb lately and some singles. They pop up.

 

[Simon Says]

There's been a couple sets listed on reverb lately and some singles. They pop up.

I know mate, I'm patient

 

[John Mann]

PRS does not custom wind pickups for the retail market.
You need to be Carlos Santana, David Grissom or John Mayer, etc to get that kind of service

Square bobbin (squabbins) pickups are always un-covered. Covers are not available

 

[alantig]

PRS does not custom wind pickups for the retail market.
You need to be Carlos Santana, David Grissom or John Mayer, etc to get that kind of service

Do they check ID? How good would my accent have to be to convince them that I was Grissom and just happened to want the pickups sent somewhere else under an assumed name?

 

[Simon Says]

PRS does not custom wind pickups for the retail market.
You need to be Carlos Santana, David Grissom or John Mayer, etc to get that kind of service

Or DV247 from the look of it

 

[SinSir]

Or DV247 from the look of it

That was then and this is now. It used to be much easier to get pickups from PRS. Hopefully the release of 5815LT and 8515 is an indication of those days returning.

 

[Simon Says]

That was then and this is now. It used to be much easier to get pickups from PRS. Hopefully the release of 5815LT and 8515 is an indication of those days returning.

It may not be. They are already out of stock and removed at the PRS Accessories shop

 

[SinSir]

It may not be. They are already out of stock and removed at the PRS Accessories shop

Most of the stock went to dealers instead of the accessory store. A 10 to 1 ratio.