Modern vintage would be the best way to describe this pickup. It has a warm, lightly compressed attack thanks to the alnico 5 magnet, but we wound it hotter than vintage for a thick, round sound and excellent sustain. Perfect for the player who wants higher output and fatter tone than the Hyper Vintage offers, but prefers a less aggressive upper-mid / treble attack than the Chisel or Anvil. Big old school tone with extra grease! And like all Railhammers, the extra clarity on the wound strings means they also work great with low tuned guitars.