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High Output P.A.F. Pickups Through a Marshall – The Best Rock Tone Ever!? | ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast Ep. 049
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Welcome back to the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast! This week, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail dive deep into one of the biggest tone debates in vintage-style humbuckers: do high output P.A.F. pickups deliver the ultimate Marshall rock tone? �...

This Legendary Fender Pickup Winder Has Been Silent for Decades—Until Now | ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast Ep. 048
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Welcome back to the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast — and the story continues. After the historic unboxing in Episode #047, the legendary Fender / Charlie Davis / Jim Irsay pickup winder is now alive again. In this episode, Jon Gundry reveal...

The Vintage Fender Pickup Winder Is Here… Unboxing a Piece of Guitar History | Ep. 047
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Welcome back to the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast — and this week, history arrives at the door.
After the excitement of the Jim Irsay Collection auction in Episode 046, the legendary vintage Fender pickup winder is finally here. In this episode, Jon Gundry and M...

Low Output P.A.F. Pickups and a Marshall - The Best Marshall Tone Ever!? | ThroBak Guitar Lounge Ep. 046
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Is the best Marshall tone actually coming from low output P.A.F. pickups?  In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew put that theory to the test using ThroBak ’57 SteelHead P.A.F. repros through a Marshall SV20H.<...

Jim Irsay Auction Hidden Gem...and We Got It!
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In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, we take you inside a major moment for ThroBak: winning a vintage Fender pickup winder at the Jim Irsay Collection auction at Christie’s in New York City.

While most eyes were on iconic guitars, we were focused on something else entirely—the mac...

Vintage Tone vs Modern Progress | Are Guitarists Stuck in the Past? | ThroBak Guitar Lounge Ep. 044
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Are guitar players — and guitar makers — stuck in the past? Or is the pursuit of vintage tone still the best path to great music? 🎸

In Episode 044 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail dive into one of the most pol...

P90 vs PAF Through a Marshall… The Difference Is Bigger Than We Expected | ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast #043
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Welcome back to the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, where Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail dig into the details that shape great guitar tone. In this episode we put two legendary pickup designs head-to-head through a Marshall amp to hear how they r...

Is Your Guitar STILL Vintage… After All Those Repairs? Vintage Delusions!
The Guitar of Theseus – ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast Episode 042
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At what point does a vintage guitar stop being vintage?

• If the finish has been stripped…
• If the neck has been replaced…
• If the pickups have been rewound…
• Is it still the same instr...

The Perfect Score: Build a Gold Medal Guitar Rig (1 Guitar, 1 Amp, 2 Pedals)
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Welcome to the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, where today we’re going for gold. 🥇 In this Olympic-themed episode, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail take on the ultimate tone challenge: if you could only choose one guitar, one amp, and two pedals, could you build a rig worthy of a...

Is There Such a Thing as a Perfect Guitar? Myth vs Reality
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Welcome to the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, where real-world guitar tone, vintage knowledge, and no-nonsense debate take center stage. In this episode, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail dig into one of the most hotly debated questions in modern guitar culture: is it reasonable to expect a brand-new guitar to be perfect?

Here’s ...

Boutique Guitar Pickups & Boutique Advice | ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast
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What does boutique really mean in the guitar world—and does that idea extend beyond gear into broader guitar advice itself?
In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail explore the balance between generosity, expertise, and sustainability in today’s guitar community, alongs...

NAMM 2026 Verdict: Was the Show Actually Worth It? | Real Cost vs Real Value (Part 2)
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In Episode 038 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail deliver their final verdict on NAMM 2026 after actually walking the show floor. Is NAMM still worth the time, money, and effort for guitar players, builders, and industry insiders — or ...

Are P.A.F. pickups foolproof? Why do so many P.A.F.-style humbuckers sound good—even inexpensive ones—while only a few sound truly great? In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail take on one of the most interesting tone debates yet.

We break down why the original P.A.F. humbucker design is so musically forgiving, how “good” is easy to achieve, and why the final leap to exceptional tone liv...

Is NAMM 2026 Still Worth It? The Real Cost vs. Real Value. Is the NAMM Show still the best way to take the pulse of the guitar industry — or has the cost finally outweighed the value? 
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Along the way, things get weird, informative, and very guitar-centric — just the way we like it.

🍩 Intro — Cinnamon Rolls & Nitrile Gloves

We kic...

The PAF Pickup Scam Nobody Warns You About — Paid, Waiting, Never Delivered
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What if the biggest danger in the vintage-style pickup world isn’t fake tone… but never getting your pickups at all?

In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail expose one of the most damagin...

ThroBak 2026 Gear Preview – New Pickups, Tone Innovations & What’s Next

Start 2026 the right way with an inside look at new ThroBak guitar gear for 2026. In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail reveal upcoming pickup designs, wiring innovations, and tone-focused developments currently in the works at ThroBak Electronics.

The show opens with a call to the ThroBak commu...

ThroBak Guitar Lounge 2025 Year in Guitar, our final podcast episode of the year. Join Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail as they look back on the biggest moments, surprises, wins, and disappointments in the guitar world throughout 2025 — with plenty of real-world tone talk along the way.

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The show kicks off with questions from the ThroBak community.
Jon dives into:

• Internal start wires and ...

Why Heritage Guitars Are Giving Gibson a Run for Their Money
Is Heritage the best value in USA-made guitars today?
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Are Heritage Guitars really giving Gibson a run for their money?
In Episode 032 of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail put modern USA-made guitars to the test with a live A/B comparison between a Herita...

Restoring a Vintage Gibson ES-335 - Reclaiming the Tone & Mojo
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Is owning a vintage Gibson ES-335 out of reach? In this episode of the ThroBak Guitar Lounge Podcast #031, Jon Gundry and Matthew Quail show how a player-grade vintage electric guitar can be carefully restored to reclaim its original tone, feel, and mojo—with patience, knowledge, and t...