Bare Knuckle Mule from £107

Making pickups back in the day wasn’t such an exact science as it is today, and that’s one reason for the huge number of PAF-alike ’buckers that aim to ‘nail’ the Holy Grail tone of the late 50s Les Paul.Tim Mills’ Mule will certainly get you in the right ballpark – a beautifully expressive vintage-spec PAF-alike with numerous options (covered, uncovered, potted or unpotted, and so on). Reissue Gibson Les Pauls, however, are a lot more costly!