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WTB Throbak PAF’s ... UK supplier?

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mikeslmikesl Frets: 126
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Throbak Pick-Ups.... I appreciate they are expensive and hard to track down but....... anyone aware of UK dealers or able to point me anywhere other than USA?

Many thanks - Mike
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    edited June 2020
    Throbak lists approved international dealers on its website. There appear to be two or three in the UK and about half a dozen around continental Europe.
    Be seeing you.
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  • mikeslmikesl Frets: 126
    Funkfingers said:
    Throbak lists approved international dealers on its website. There appear to be two or three in the UK and about half a dozen around continental Europe.
    @Funkfingers - many thanks and appreciated. Checked their site yesterday and UK suppliers listed are outdated. Haar Guitars in Netherlands offer the widest range but the prices!! Great pick-ups though and best I’ve played over the years.
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 13312
    If you are hearing something in a particular pickup that does not seem to be available anywhere else, the only satisfactory option is to buy that one.

    I can relate to this. I declined to purchase a brand new Fender AV ‘72 Telecaster Custom after I failed to win an eBay auction for a NOS original Fender Wide Range humbucker. (Original box. Never been installed!) Only the genuine article will do.

    Be seeing you.
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  • chrisj1602chrisj1602 Frets: 3543
    edited June 2020
    There are some great UK builders you could try: Montys, OX4, Mojo, Oil City etc
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  • designerseye88designerseye88 Frets: 938
    Might be worth putting WTB (want to buy) add in the classifieds, I picked up a pair a while back on the forum. They do come up for sale. 
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  • DanDan Frets: 429
    I used Haar guitars to get my throbaks. Only place I could really find in Europe with stock and whilst not cheap it is a bit cheaper that importing from the US. 
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  • hyperbenhyperben Frets: 1399
    I bought mine through Joes Pedals. He doesn’t stock them but he can order them. Worked out cheaper than Haar and no import duty to pay.
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  • mikeslmikesl Frets: 126
    Many thanks all for the comments and helpful advice - much appreciated.

     Would be for a re-issue CS Historic 59 Les Paul Standard ... a year of birth “keeper” for me, so worth the effort and time to get it right.

    Ghastly pricing right now but I’ll look into Joe’s Pedals option first - cheers @hyperben ;
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