When Seymour Duncan approached Bonamassa to recreate a set of humbuckers from one of his favourite ES-335s, he was quick to bring them one of the finest instruments in his collection – his rare 1960 dot-neck Gibson ES-335 with blonde finish, aptly named “The Blonde Dot”. Purchased from a friend who had an impressive collection of vintage dot neck 335s, Joe found that the pickups in the pristine Blonde Dot were some of the most balanced P.A.F.s in his collection. Careful to keep the guitar in its immaculate condition – Seymour Duncan measured and recorded the original pickups to
faithfully recreate them as “The Blonde Dot” 1960 ES-335 Humbucker Set.
Joe describes the neck pickup as “stratty and clear” and the bridge pickup as “punchy and dark”, making a balanced set that he knew would sound good in any guitar. To capture these tones, this vintage set uses an Alnico 2 magnet in the neck, whereas a stronger Alnico 4 magnet was found to best deliver the qualities of the original bridge pickup. To match the like-new original Blonde Dot, the nickel covers are unaged and come with black pickup rings. The first 800 sets come in limited edition packaging, and with bottomplates signed by Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan himself. After these limited edition sets are sold, ”The Blonde Dot” pickups will be available with standard Custom Shop cosmetic options to perfectly match your ES-335, Les Paul, or any guitar that demands great P.A.F. humbucker tone.
Features
- Humbucker Set
- Comes in limited edition packaging
- Signed by Seymour Duncan & Joe Bonamassa
- USA Designed and Made in the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop