by Paolo | Nov 17, 2024 | knowledge
June 2024, Salerno. Amudi Safa is a super guitarist, he wrote me he was playing for Piero Pelù and that the boss wanted to upgrade his own 1979 Gibson firebrand and swap the neck t-top humbucker with a p95 Celentano pickup. In three days i built a couple of P95 and...
by Paolo | Mar 14, 2023 | pickups
This 2023 Sanremo festival saw for the 1st time my Celentano pickup on stage Thanks to the collaboration with Air Fried custom guitars, I had the honour to build some pickups for the mighty Michele Zocca “aka” Michelangelo award winner music producer,...
by Paolo | Dec 13, 2021 | knowledge
Copper wires vintage style Voicing a pickup is not only about the right number of turns and thickness of the wire; how copper layers are composed, as well as the wire insulation, define a pickup’s tonal response. Nowadays, there are almost 18 different types of wire...
by admin9574 | Jun 21, 2021 | feedback & reviews
True vintage temper Each of the many pieces involved in the building process makes a subtle yet important contribution, and every sonic influence, big or small, will enhance or spoil the general performance of your pickup. Some components are only able to give shade...
by admin9574 | May 25, 2021 | pickups
The Celentano pickups are handmade pickups maker since 1994. In our more than 25 years of research, analysis and exhaustive studio-testing, we have always sought to create a sound that honours the artisans and musicians of the past, always while creating a space for...
