Wound to early-’50s blackguard specs, this set pairs a copper-clad bridge coil (for that raw, percussive twang) with a nickel-silver-covered neck for warm, woody rhythm work.

Alnico III magnets keep treble snappy without the ice pick, while vintage-cloth leads make soldering a breeze. It’s the sound of Bakersfield and early Nashville in one no-nonsense package.