Those PAFs

[kevinT]

Ok, I've come to the conclusion that the PAF guitar pickup is our enemy. It was put on this earth to destroy everything....It has caused global warming, wars, famine, high gas prices, natural disasters, and my chronic flatulence.

My theory is they were put here by aliens and they were timed to go off this year. Look what it has done recently....it is making people go berzerk and turn on each other especially in music forums.

Don't let the acronoym fool you. I've heard that aliens switch up letters to confuse and throw folks off from their trail. I have discovered, through decoding the secret transmissions (noise) coming through my amp, that the PAF is not really called the PAF but it is called the PAU which stands for Planetary Assault Unit. The signs are all there. I'm not a crackpot...Look at Dave's avatar...I think he is the alien commander that is leading this movement....I believe Dave wants to destroy all the pickupmaker on the planet so that he will be the sole beneficiary of all PAF(U) sales and the keeper of the true PAF tone.

I think everyone should send me their PAFs in the spirit of saving the world from evil Dave. I will uncover the secrets and supply everyone with an anti-venom to overcome the PAU's hypnotizing power and addiction.

Do it for yourself....Do it for the sake of humanity....send me your PAFs.

[Possum]

Actually.....

rather than trying to be the PAF King, from Planet X of course...I was hoping some would pay attention and stop calling their pickkups "authentic PAF tone" when they are really "authentic StewMac tone." "From the ancient noble land of Stew, using the Mac materials of the ancient Korean dynasty of Zinc. PAF has become a meaningless word, meaning two coils and no hum, and thats about it:-) Maybe some lone stranger wandering through here will pick up on it and my comments will spark someone to do some work and really get closer to the real thing and maybe even solve all the tiny mysteries that those things still hold within them. I finally opened the one I have yesterday, for instance, and it has a magnet in it like no other I have ever seen and has something about it I've never discovered in any other vintage magnet ever. Thats all I'll say. Just about everything about those pickups is unique compared to the venerable Stew of yonder. The only person I've heard who is working on this for real is Lollar, they let that drop in Tonequest, I'm sure we'll hear something soon.... I would love to see some new PAF offerings that are really based on actual science and study of the real thing. Education is not a crime, knowledge is not bad....well at least on my planet it isn't, earth people only just got over thinking their planet is flat so I oughta cut some slack I guess..... Remulac Zor Dingfo, remember those words well :-)

[Spence]

With the greatest of respect to everyone of those guys making 'authentic PAFs', been there, done it, got the T-shirt, parts, magnets and wire. have done for years. The science was done years ago. But it matters not a bit to me and I'm staying out of the playground scuffles over PAFs because it doesn't ever achieve anything.
I've been watching the whole thing over at MLPF. I did say something on there and some colossal moron tried to flame me like they did to others.
Just don't let these things get you down and perhaps don't get involved in the great PAF debate.
It's all about who's the big fish in the little pond which, in the grand scheme of things is pretty fucking meanilngless anyway. If those guys keep slamming the door on you then stop trying to open it.

[kevinT]

With the greatest of respect to everyone of those guys making 'authentic PAFs', been there, done it, got the T-shirt, parts, magnets and wire. have done for years. The science was done years ago. But it matters not a bit to me and I'm staying out of the playground scuffles over PAFs because it doesn't ever achieve anything.
I've been watching the whole thing over at MLPF. I did say something on there and some colossal moron tried to flame me like they did to others.
Just don't let these things get you down and perhaps don't get involved in the great PAF debate.
It's all about who's the big fish in the little pond which, in the grand scheme of things is pretty fucking meanilngless anyway. If those guys keep slamming the door on you then stop trying to open it.

The topic of PAFs is like religion and politics... a lot of opinions and never any winners.

Dave is doing a great thing and he is true professional/craftsman and his hard work has paid off IMO. ..his tone sounds great.

Unfortunaelty, I just don't have the $3k to $5K or more to buy one and then you have to worry about whether it is real or whether someone messed with it. Therefore, I have to approach it differently like other folks. I had a set years ago and sold them in the 80s...this is before the PAF popularity.

Plus I would rather put that money towards my own custom covers and/or baseplates or a laser to cut flatwork.

I'm just poking fun at the whole thing....it can get crazy if you let it.

Spence, i'm sending you an email via the forum.

[MattT]

Narfle The Garthok!

[madialex]

Narfle The Garthok!

Ahh, Sportnick my flembeeezoid

[LtKojak]

Name that thing!

Narfle The Garthok!

Rød grød med fløde!

Pepe aka Lt. Kojak
Milano, Italy

PS: Hint: Hamlet knew what it was. Can you guess what it is?

[David Schwab]

Rød grød med fløde!

Is that Scandinavian? They are aliens you know!

[LtKojak]

Is that Scandinavian? They are aliens you know!

You're close enough, is one of the four scandinavian languages. Which one?

Pepe aka Lt. Kojak
Milano, Italy

PS: I too think that the Finnish are actually aliens. If you analize the language, it's nothing like any other language in the world, and not even close to any of the languages spoken in the sorrounding countries. And that, my friend, it's an anthropological anomaly!

[chevalij]

A desert that you can't order, because nobody can freakin pronounce it!

[chevalij]

There's two types of people I hate in this world. Those intolerant of other's cultures... and the Dutch.

[LtKojak]

Can i have my dessert please?

A desert that you can't order, because nobody can freakin pronounce it!

I can! Hear...

Rød grød med fløde!

See? No problem!



Pepe aka Lt. Kojak
Milano, Italy

[David Schwab]

You're close enough, is one of the four scandinavian languages. Which one?

I had to think about it... Danish.

"Red Fruit Dessert with Cream"

I don't speak it, but I have a knack at recognizing languages.

I did learn some Italian though (my grandparents on my mother's side are from Italy) when my wife and I went there so I wouldn't look like a total American boob.

My wife did most of the speaking though...

[Steve Conner]

Do we have any volunteers to try telling the difference between a real PAF and a clone made of Stew-Mac parts in a double-blind test, then?




That was a joke, BTW.

[JGundry]

About the same time that alien beings were put in cold storage at Roswell Air Force base this machine magically materialized at the Gibson plant to wind magical PAF coils. Coincidence? I think not.



In fact I have the PAF mother ship! Heck I've got two PAF mother ships!!



You guys are just bitter that all that is left is alien abduction and anal probing. Not much mojo in that.