Given that the pickup measures about 9k, the pickup does have a bit of a PAF characteristic. However, it does sound a bit harsh especially around the 1k which makes it not quite that exciting to listen to. I did have to tweak my amp a lot to make this pickup sound fairly okay. My guess is that this pick up is not going to sound good in most types of guitar wood. I had this on an alder boby with maple neck guitar and it's just okay. I will have to try it on different guitars and see if there's a wood combo that works well with this pickup. For now, this pick up is just okay.