{"product_id":"spirit-of-57","title":"Spirit Of 57 HB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It must sound old, but lively - preferably slightly nasal, but please with tight bass and brilliance in the highs.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e That was the wish that prompted the development of the Classic series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Classic Standard: underwound humbucker with an extremely clear and well-defined tone and fast response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Our Classic \"Standard\" PAFs are a departure from our Spirit of 59 and resemble a fat single coil, but are still full humbuckers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Creating this magic wasn't as simple as reducing the number of turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e To achieve the optimal sound and feel, we adjusted the winding pattern, coil offset, and magnet selection. The result is a perfect underwound tone that lets the natural resonance of the guitar shine through, making chords ring and arpeggios sing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e After many tests, two variants have emerged:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A Classic \"Standard\" with AlNiCo II magnet and a variant with AlNiCo III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e We simply couldn't decide which of the two magnets made the humbuckers sound best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The AlNiCo II version sounds warm, with clear mids, \"softer\" bass and a softer attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The AlNiCo III version is slightly brighter in comparison, with stronger string separation and warm bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTechnical information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The neck pickup has a DC resistance of approximately 6.9 kΩ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The bridge pickup is at approximately 8.3 kΩ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Both pickups are wound with the historically correct #42 plain enamel wire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AmberPickups","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56547775283587,"sku":null,"price":209.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/9386\/5347\/files\/DSC04860.jpg?v=1778234890","url":"https:\/\/amberpickups.com\/en\/products\/spirit-of-57","provider":"AmberPickups","version":"1.0","type":"link"}