This guy has so much energy. He 100% plays while you’re trying to show the bassist a riff.

You know, you have no reverb of mention or delay, and BRAVO for being raw and in your face, all in, and guitarists know exactly what I am talking about here! Very sweet sounding pickups here, considering them, and rolling down the volume and KEEPin the integrity of the tone is what I am looking for, just like what my idol Jimmy P gets when he jams, GREAT job, and thanks for sharing!

You're having fun...the best type of playing. Add in the fact you are covering the basic styles of blues, jazz etc...diversity is key. Pickups, guitar, amps and strings all create unique tone, but a humbucker can be tamed down or opened full throttle and still get any job done. If you can't play at this level... don't worry about equipment. Practice and have fun exploring as to keep from getting stale...then add the better gear like humbuckers. I enjoyed this video, but it displayed more about music styles than pickups...although you touched on them. Thanks for your energy!

I love all of them. But I'm really digging the jazzy tone.

I’ve seen his videos before. Great player and great on-camera presence. Well produced videos. Not sure why this site isn’t massive (yet).

I dont have any of them, but I liked from your video the sound of the blues.

By far the best demo I've seen on your channel; great jobs man!

P90s too please. Your channel is awesome Jay! I think your due for a subscription landslide. My Canadian guitar gurus Jay, Pete and Samaria.

I like the punchy for a lot of the rock stuff I write and play, but the jazz and twangy both feel like they're more applicable generally, maybe more versatile. Not as big a fan of the twangy sound in single coils, but it's brilliant with PAFs

Jay Leonard , you are a guitar master dude

Love your videos, but they get expensive for me.... You sold me a set of Twang Tone Specifics that I dropped in my "beater" Tele (started as a MIM, now the only original parts are the body, bridge, and control plate) and a set of Tone Specific Blues that I put in my Nashville Tele modded to be able to play just the neck and bridge PU like a Tele is supposed to do. Still digging the pickups in both as much as I did the day I put them in. That's rare... The Nashville still has the stock mid, which I don't hate, but it's going to get replaced at some point; if you've got a suggestion I'd definitely give it a look. Anyway, I really enjoy your playing and pickup analysis/review style. Great descriptions and the "this is what this pickup does best" is spot on. Wish you had included the Bloom Buckers in this video. Maybe you could do one with them and the Virtuosos soon?

Im not spending $440 for pickups

Great video! I knew very little about PAFs before watching this video. Thanks.

JayLeonardJ knows what he’s doing with his guitars and videos more than most guitar channels with ten times the subscribers. He’s a better player imo too flat out than many of the big channels, I’d pick him for session work every time. Plus he’s got great energy, it’s like as if Christian Slater would just pick up a guitar and start laying down grooves.

Subscribed! awesome energy and great playing! I love how you're so eager to play that you don't have time to finish sentences haha. This was helpful because I'm looking to upgrade my PRS SE with more pro pickups. (As a classical guitarist I haven't felt the need to pay 2000-3000$ for a pro quality electric if I can upgrade the decent cheaper one I already have )

lol the hate comments are sooo cringe,,,, anyways, amazing playing as always! anyone else hear The Lick at around 6 mins in? haha

The lick at 6:06

Please demo the virtuosos. Thank you. Your great to watch.. God bless you. Chris G.

Thank you so much for making this

Amazing as always!

Ur frickin awesome with the chops!

Cool! Awesome review and awesome playing!

Loved the B.B. Tone. Great Demo

I hoped someone would perform a comparison about these wonderful pups, TY!

Great playing, as always :-)

The best reviews!! 👏👏👏

You had me at Led Zeppelin

Have been hunting vids to compare. This one is best, due to TO THE POINT. Thanks.

Dig the playing man cheers

You can get all those tones with just one type of Humbucker,

I bought a set of Bare knuckle Mules and put them in a Vintage V100 (Les Paul copy, very heavy) I then put them in a ES339 and finally in an Ibanez ARZ, they sounded different in every guitar so I dont think you can give a one size fits all recommendation on pickups.

What guitar is the punchy set on? Great video

awesome video

Hi there Jay Leonard ! Very great video, very great touch on the guitar too ;) I got a question for you: What is the overdrive pedal you used with the jazzy PAF to get that beautiful jazz fusion tone ? It starts at 5:41 ! Thanks a lot :)

funny the jazz part is always in black and white! hehehehehehe

Have you ever played through the Bloombuckers or the 57/61 set yet? Trying to decide which set to get for my 76 Les Paul Custom. Any advice?

Hi JLJ, what model is that FGN Les Paul? I have an FGN LS10 and an LS20 which I bought within the last three years, but the cutaway horn on my guitars is sharper, whereas yours looks more like a traditional Gibson horn. Is it an old FGN?

You can get lindy fralin pickups for half the price...

I need a Low-output ( non shrill or ice-picky ) Bridge Humbucker for a Suhr Strat with Lollar Blonde's ( which I Love ) in the neck and middle. Any input is much appreciated.

Perfect, exactly what I was looking for, for comparison. Thanks so much. I first came across you in a video with Thomas Blug. Since then I've seen you play SO MANY different styles. Did you build your mental library of all these different styles by purposeful planning, or are you just one of those weird people who has some type of photographic/audiophonic memory? I've forgotten 90% of the material I've learned. lol

Do one for the teles! !

Humbuckers always sound so muddy and woofy to me. They only sound-good with Distortion. Does anyone make a clear, Low-output Humbucker with an articulate Clean-Tone . . . or does that not exist? I'm still searching, but coming-up empty. Any input or recommendations?

Twangy for me but way too pricey Might as well get Lollars Should be more competivly priced

I'm looking for a nice custom mix up for a SG Standard. I want great blues and clean for neck and the overwound power for bridge but in between setting to be smooth match.

Hey. Do one with Strat pups please. Thanks!

What is the first guitar you played with the blues PAFs?

What is the 2nd guitar? (Semi hollow with jazzy pickups)

Any experience with Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers? Just put them in my LP.

Do they split the coils?

What model guitar is that Yamaha?

Nice Playing, but these are not worth 440 ... Lollars sounds better

What brand and model are the pickups on the SG?

I just pee'd myself

Tone at 10:30 was my personal fav

He be serious if he got a nice shirt an tie.. .. he make me feel like a slob..

These are pickups you’ve wound? That’s fine but I think your use of the term PAF is a bit vague and misleading. These are not PAFs, quality notwithstanding. I think you should be more clear about that.

I don't like plink, jazz has plink?

this guy sucks he makes them all sound amazing so i cant decide.

Seems like this dweeb thought “How can I show off my tired ass cliched licks but have it seem like I’m not showing off my tired ass cliched licks...hmm...”

way too expensive

Been in this industry for 40 yrs and these pups don't sound all that great! and they are way overpriced! Lots of manufacturers make better sounding pickups for less than %25 of these!

BS they don't sound that great Homie! You can keep'em! Plink? pafs shouldn't plink!

Overpriced, forget about it.

I must say.....The Benson is a big let down. Not digging it's tone at all.

Sorry. No go at $500.00, bye

You forgot Paul Reed Smith With Gibson being the worst company with quality control That Yamaha and PRS are the best options

No djent no like sorry