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These started as a custom wind for JLH. He wanted something like the PAFs you hear in certain southern rock recordings. That raunchy, tone dripping, sizzling sound. I feel that they represent a certain type of PAF that would have had an early breakup and the nice growl, sizzle, rich harmonic content and beauty of a classic pickup. Another quote from Eddie "I have never had a pickup quite like this. They sound famous. They sound old, but in a great way."

The Habañeros are wound to a 7.95K on the neck and a 9.45K on the bridge. All the hot pepper you need for that old southern rock n' roll.

One of our customers, Eddie A, writes: "Legend has it that these were wound on a quiet full moon night. One coil was wound with hair from the Cajun Witch Marie LeVeau, the other from bailing wire from Cletus' moonshine still. The polepieces and slugs were made from an old Ford pickup rusting in a peach orchard in Georgia. There was more magic and some incantations, I believe..."