Description
“Greeny” is one of the most iconic guitars in rock history. The 59 Les Paul originally owned by Peter Green, Gary Moore, and now Kirk Hammett, is known for it’s unique out-of-phase tone, and has featured on classic tracks spanning decades of rock history. But it’s not just down to flipping a magnet, this set has been developed after spending time playing Greeny itself.
The story behind the Rollin’ Man pickup set:
“In 2013 a luthier friend was working on the original Green/ Moore/ Hammett 1959 Burst, and I was invited to check it out and have a play. To me Peter Green was such a soulful player and having the opportunity to play that guitar was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Of course that out-of-phase tone, it’s unmistakable!
I wanted to do my best to capture that tone, initially I used formvar wire, then I went back to plain enamel as it sounded more authentic to my ears, it’s not just a flipped magnet, there’s lots more going on. The out of phase has a fatness to it. I tried several winds and based on the guitar’s OHM readings I got as close as I can to that sound.”
Hammett partly puts the sound down to Greeny having had its neck broken twice. We don’t recommend breaking your Les Paul’s neck, but we do recommend using our carefully engineered, handmade Rollin’ Man pickup set.
Sets are aged as standard and come with double whites under the covers. We can supply other bobbin colours, just let us know in the notes at checkout.
