P '51 Vintage

Old Bones Pickups

£100

This is the vintage P '51, it is inspired by the early precision bass pickups. It's made using AlNiCo 5 pole pieces and 42AWG Heavy Formvar wire. The use of heavy formvar allows for a reduced capacitance within the coil, which adds to the openess and clarity of the pickup. This is further assisted by being ever so slightly underwound, resulting in a DCR of between 6.5 - 7K. These all come string wrapped, and with vintage push back cloth as standard.

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as OLD BONES PICKUPS LTD, number 13626042. Checked 2026-08-29.
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
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P '51 Vintage

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