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Tom Holmes

By Riverhorse · Vol. 26, No. 7 · May 2025

Legendary pickup maker Tom Holmes discusses his return to the bench after heart surgery, the rare vintage Gibson bobbin mold he now operates himself, and decades of craft that have made his humbuckers the choice of Keith Richards, John Fogerty, and Peter Frampton.

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