Many players feel that Paul Reed Smith set a new standard for pickups with their 1957/2008 humbuckers, which are wound using exclusive wire produced on the original machines used to make the classic ’50s pickups. Now they’ve expanded the 1957/2008 family with the brand-new 59/09 pickups. The 59/09 bridge humbucker is a bit darker than the 57/08, with more output, while the neck model offers more clarity and brightness. This 59/09 combination provides a broader spread of tone between neck and bridge pickups along with more drive for pushing amps harder. Look for them to appear in select PRS models beginning in July.