When David White launched Old Glories, it was a breath of fresh air in a world that had become predictable. At the time, players had very few meaningful choices. You could stay with stock pickups from the big guitar companies, or you could move to the aftermarket options from the major corporate producers like Seymour Duncan and Larry DiMarzio. Those brands a great, especially if you liked the sound of a Metal Zone pedal running into a solid state amplifier, but they did not offer true vintage tone.

If you wanted vintage feel, touch sensitivity, natural bloom and the musical response of a late 1950s tube amplifier, you had no real options. Old Glories changed that.

From the beginning, the approach was different. Old Glories were not overwound, not modernized and not designed for pedal heavy rigs. They were built for players who wanted character, clarity, dynamic response and the sense that the pickup was reacting to the human hand. David White focused on tone that felt alive, the type of sound players associated with blackguard Telecasters, vintage Stratocasters and the earliest PAF style designs.

He did not imitate vintage tone. He recreated the experience of playing a truly great vintage instrument.

Years later, makers like Lindy Fralin and Jason Lollar entered the scene and presented themselves as vintage tone providers. They built good products, they are mass production like Seymour Duncan, just smaller and a different name and marketing. None achieved the breathing, responsive, vocal quality that players found in Old Glories.

The players who owned Old Glories knew how special they were. The ones who missed out spent years searching for something similar.

Today, Old Glories pickups are rare. They have earned a reputation that has only grown with time. They are mentioned beside the work of artisans like Alan Hamel and Virgil Arlo as examples of small batch craftsmanship that shaped the sound of serious players.

This site exists to honor that work and to document the models that continue to inspire collectors, musicians and builders.