HBL did it and included photos and sound samples.  http://www.12bar.de/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=16926 

my dad done it to his les paul copy and it sounds great like you say not exactly the peter green sound but close, then i decided to do it to my vintage v100 lm which had p90s, and that gave it a very unique tone but i sold it because i didnt use it anymore, i have the jimmy page mod on my 335 though which includes the option of the out of phase tone and i love it

Vintage have made Peter Green Les Paul, but im not very keen on it when you look at it close up if looks kind of tacky because its meant to look aged but its not done the 'proper' way and the top feels weird as if its something that was stuck on, it sounds quite nice though and apparently wilkingson who make the pickups have produced a peter green pickup, i havent heard it before though but im guessing it would sound like the Vintage PG guitar

VikingBlues wrote:

As always with Peter Green everything is shrouded in mystery.

I have seen this quoted as from Tim Mills at Bareknuckle who do the PG Blues Pickups.

"It's a common misconception that the Peter Green neck p/up is
reverse polarity.Having spoken with the man who repaired it I can
confirm it was rewound in reverse with heavy formvar and not
simply a flipped magnet.We don't wire our neck out of phase we
actually reverse wind the coils and that's where the tone lies. Either
flipping the magnet OR reverse winding will not effect the neck tone
on it's own however it does effect the middle position which
becomes out of phase with the bridge. This is the way Peter Greens
LP was configured-by accident due to the neck p/up repair- and so
we make our set the same way.Many 'gurus' claim to know the
secret of the Peter Green tone but none of them have actually
found out. Having gone into considerable depth with not only Sam
Lee who did the repair but also Charlie Chandler who repaired the
LP after a car accident that Peter had I'm confident I've gotten to
the bottom of it.The final proof is the people that play them, not
only Gary Moore ! who's owned the original LP longest and plays
the PG Blues set now but also guys like Bernie Marsden, Geoff
Whitehorn etc all who know the tone inside out say we've nailed it.
kind regards Tim"

the man that does the peter green lick library dvds says the same thing, how much are thse bareknuckle pickups?

rickyc123 wrote:

the man that does the peter green lick library dvds says the same thing, how much are thse bareknuckle pickups?

Bit expensive I'm afraid! £172 is one of the cheapest sites having had a quick look. I suppose you get what you pay for!
http://www.coda-music.com/product_info. … ts_id=6936

rickyc123 wrote:

Vintage have made Peter Green Les Paul, but im not very keen on it when you look at it close up if looks kind of tacky because its meant to look aged but its not done the 'proper' way and the top feels weird as if its something that was stuck on, it sounds quite nice though and apparently wilkingson who make the pickups have produced a peter green pickup, i havent heard it before though but im guessing it would sound like the Vintage PG guitar

I would have been interested a while back if they'd done those pickups in a normal finish guitar - i'm afraid I find the relic option a turn off.

Last edited by VikingBlues (Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:51:16)

Blind Boy wrote:

VikingBlues wrote:

I would have been interested a while back if they'd done those pickups in a normal finish guitar - i'm afraid I find the relic option a turn off.

I have never seen the appeal of buying a new guitar and paying exta for phony "aged" finish. I would rather put my own mileage on it.

Same here- not a fan of the fake aged thing.

rickyc123 wrote:

has anybody ever noticed peter greens pickup height aswel? i noticed when i was watching videos last night that the bass string end of the pickup is actually lower then the pickup ring, i set my dads up similar to what i though and it sounds quite nice, id try it if you have done the mod, it might surprise you

I hadn't noticed it on PGs set up (must check it out), but my Tokai LC85 when on the neck pickup sounds best (to me) if the bass side of the pickup is just below the pickup ring, and the treble side pretty flush.

Depending on each individual guitar it will vary a bit depending on depth of neck pocket and relative height of the fretboard to the guitar body top of course. It's a useful excercise to try little adjustments on things like the pickup heights. Can make quite a difference in sound.