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The Pickup Place / My Vintage Dimarzio PAF Review

« Last post by nienturi on June 20, 2025, 06:16:53 AM »

Hello,

This friday i have published Vintage Dimarzio PAF review.

https://www.tonejourney.com/post/vintage-dimarzio-paf-review

Hope you like it.

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The Pickup Place / Re: SSS Strat Pickup Combinations

« Last post by gregr on June 19, 2025, 02:38:44 AM »

You’re compensating a bit based on the position with the 61 in the neck and the slightly fatter 54 Pro in the middle. That approach has some merit as opposed to going weak in the middle in order get ultra skinny 2 and 4 tones but sacrificing position 3 in the process.

I just got a Virtual Solo to put in the bridge with a 54 Pro in the middle and Heavy Blues 2 in the neck but don’t have a guitar ready yet. I plan on my usual tricks to maximize brightness for 2 & 4 and to defeat the dummy coil on the neck pickup when the tone is rolled up.

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The Pickup Place / Re: EC preamp with Areas

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 18, 2025, 04:03:43 AM »

HS are much lower output and not fatter, just darker/duller.

Areas should be fine with the EC

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Norton Bridge Position

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 18, 2025, 04:00:40 AM »

I still love these in the bridge.  Come across much hotter than specs would indicate.  Modern sound but still in the PAF tonal family.  Very liquid lead sound without requiring a lot of gain.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Accuracy of DCR values

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 18, 2025, 03:55:35 AM »

I put in an air classic bridge tonight.  Actual measured DCR 8.1K.  Stated on dimarzio site:  8.62k.  Quite a bit different, not a hot pickup.  Measured a couple others, all in the 8.1k range.

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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: DImarzio Area Magnet Swap

« Last post by frankencat on June 18, 2025, 12:50:19 AM »

So I don't remember why I was thinking about this but I think the answer is Injector Bridge

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The Pickup Place / Re: SSS Strat Pickup Combinations

« Last post by frankencat on June 18, 2025, 12:22:43 AM »

My favorite is the 61 neck, 54Pro middle, and Virtual Solo in the bridge. I have this setup in a few guitars and it always works for me. I am doing a new one with an HSS setup, I have an Injector neck, 61 middle and a DP103 36th for the bridge.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Squier Mustang Classic Vibe 60s – Pickup Advice Needed

« Last post by darkbluemurder on June 04, 2025, 03:15:11 AM »

This is a great way to personalize the instrument - congrats!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Squier Mustang Classic Vibe 60s – Pickup Advice Needed

« Last post by Lelik on June 03, 2025, 09:17:37 AM »

Due to various circumstances, my plans have completely changed.
However, this research turned out to be quite useful in the end, and I applied it to a Jaguar I recently picked up (a Squier Affinity Jaguar). It's a budget instrument, but surprisingly solid!

After some experimenting, I found a tone I really like by mimicking a humbucker-style sound. To achieve this, I added two 680 pF capacitors in parallel with the pickup—effectively creating a 1.36 nF cap in parallel with the single coil. This helped smooth out some of the highs and gave the tone a fuller, more humbucker-like character.

In addition to that, I incorporated some more unconventional wiring. I added a switch position that engages a 20 nF capacitor in series with a 6.8k resistor and a 3.3H inductor, all connected to ground. This circuit subtly shifts the tonal balance and does a nice job of simulating the character of a neck pickup.

Thanks to everyone who offered advice and suggestions throughout the process!

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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 (DP 409)

« Last post by mookyshoots on May 28, 2025, 03:08:05 PM »

I’m getting ready to wire up a HB2 in the bridge of my Charvel DK22 with Area 67 in the middle and a Virtual 54 Pro in the neck. I’m hoping this really improves things as that guitar currently has EMG SLV/SA/SA in it.