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The Pickup Place / Re: Differences between Dual Sound, PAF 36th Anniv. Bridge, Norton and Tone Zone?.

« on: January 31, 2020, 05:23:30 AM »

Yeah, but when people describe pickups in like advanced terms like: " tighter bottom end  " or something like that. I get lost. I'm bad at describing guitar sounds , so I use like .... the most simplest terms ever like: modern or vintage, warm or bright. xD This " tighter bottom end " and terms like that are too advanced for me.

And if you decided for one of this 2. Put 36th.

Both are good. But if I had Bluesbucker on neck, I would go with 36th on bridge.

Norton is more modern sounding, and higher output. But still versatile.
36th is more vintage , but can sound good on distortion. Also versatile.

Both are good.

Luckily. Both don't care about woods and pots.
Norton sounds good on mahogany and alder.
36th same. Sounds good in every wood, with any pots. xD

Both are super amazing pickups. You can't go wrong with this 2.

And maybe this would help you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUcrO2ipbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_nK5tSK0o4

Btw.

I tiny bit looked at yours posts to try to find other gear like amp.

U are still on Marshall DSL 1?

Thanks again. It´s a very close call, but those PAF style pups sound so sweet!. I think I´ll get them, for both positions. With today´s hi gain amps and pedals, you really don´t need hi output pickups. The guys in Judas Priest and Saxon recorded some legendary metal tones using stock Gibson PAF-type pickups.

No, I don´t own a Marshall DSL1. I actually never bought one, but I tested it at a guitar shop and it´s a very very nice amp.

I own a small Laney 5 watt, 6V6/12AX7 combo, and, with the PRS stock pups, it starts to break up with the volume at 3 or louder. That´s probbly why the PAF 36 anniv. pickups might be more convenient: they might be useful to get a little bit more clean headroom.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Differences between Dual Sound, PAF 36th Anniv. Bridge, Norton and Tone Zone?.

« on: January 30, 2020, 02:53:59 PM »

Depends on what you play.
If you like high gain mudfest metal - Tone Zone od Dual.
If you like Slash and AC DC - 36th.
If you would love to be versatile, and do tiny bit of everything - Norton.

Neck is same thing.
Air Norton - Warm shred sound.
Air Classic / Bluesbucker - vintage bright sound.
PAF Pro - bright tiny bit modern sound.
PAF Joe - cross between PAF Pro and Air Classic I guess.

Very different pickups.

And since you said you have PRS Single Cut.

I would eliminate right now - Air Norton and Tone Zone .... Complete mudfest on mahogany.

I suppose I will put either a HB from Hell or a Blues Bucker in the neck.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Differences between Dual Sound, PAF 36th Anniv. Bridge, Norton and Tone Zone?.

« on: January 30, 2020, 02:52:09 PM »

Tone Zone and Dual Sound - high output monsters.
Norton - nicest of this 3. Good cleans and good overdrive. It's cross between high output pickups and HOT PAFs.
36th - classic honky hot PAF.

Necks.
Air Classic - classic PAF with scooped mids.
PAF Pro - versatile tiny bit more modern sound. Good all around pickup. Amazing for everything.
Air Norton - pretty much like PAF Pro, just on opposite sound side. PAF Pro is pretty bright. Air Norton is mud bomb.
PAF Joe - Cross between Joe Satriani and Gibson 50s pickups.
BluesBucker - should be humcanceling P90 in humbucker format design.
Humbucker From Hell - Mistery to me. Never heard one.

Btw.
Sry, cause of my lack of english. I describe pickup sound in very simple terms.

Thanks Mew. I'm torn between the Norton and the PAF 36 ann. Bridge.  I don''t think I would like a distortion monster in the bridge. And your English is very good!.

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The Pickup Place / Differences between Dual Sound, PAF 36th Anniv. Bridge, Norton and Tone Zone?.

« on: January 29, 2020, 12:43:08 PM »

All these pickups are available in F-spaced format at a local shop nearby. I want to replace the stock pups in a PRS SE Singlecut, and I was wondering what are the main tonal differences between these models.

The stock bridge pup is a little bit thin, and the stock neck pup lacks definition. I just would like a fuller/fatter bridge humbucker and a very clean neck HB with less bass and mids. Output is not necesarrily and issue (I get dirt from my pedals).

Same question for neck pups (Air Classic Neck, Blues Bucker, Air Norton,  Humbucker From Hell, PAF Joe, PAF Pro).

Thank you.

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Gear Closet / Re: NEW MARSHALL DSL1cr

« on: April 04, 2018, 01:26:59 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSEFbU2mQ0Y

i want this one 

even if i wanted a jvm1

I tried one in a guitar store, very nice.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Effect on 1 mega ohm volume (maybe tone) pot on sound?

« on: March 25, 2018, 11:25:35 AM »

I want to get more oohmph out of my Super Distortion/PAF Pro combo. I know a 1 mega ohm volume pot would make them scream, but I’m wondering about the effect of a 1 mega ohm tone pot on the sound. Will it be much brighter?. A friend of mine has two 1 mega ohm tone/volume pots for his X2N/Tone Zone pups.

The tone will get brighter; it's just a question of how much, which is dependent on the other specs of your guitar, e.g. body wood, neck & fingerboard wood , single or double-cutaway, 24.75" scale vs 25.5" scale, hard-tail or trem, etc.

It’s a bolt on, Basswood body, Maple neck, 24.75 single cut guitar.

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Guitar Lounge / Re: ESP guitars

« on: March 21, 2018, 07:54:19 PM »

hi
what's your opinion about ESP-LTD?
i said that because someone said ESP wanted to be close to Gibson

but it  would never happened lol
is it really true ?

was it about the ec 1000 ?
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If hard rock / metal are your generes, they are definitely worth checking out. The EC 1000’s are well built and come with locking tuners, EMG, Fishman Fluence or Seymour Duncan Pickups.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Effect on 1 mega ohm volume (maybe tone) pot on sound?

« on: March 20, 2018, 04:35:21 PM »

There are some interesting articles out there about how different value potentiometers in V and/or T positions can have specific results.

Probably best to get some 1 MegOhm pots and give it a go.



As for getting the most out of a pickups.....For my experience, I typically get the most out of a pickup by using quality switches, pots, wires, and jacks....as well as removing the tone knob (and any other caps and resistors) from the circuit.

That’s another option. Many metal guitarists do that: single volume pot and that’s it.

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The Pickup Place / Effect on 1 mega ohm volume (maybe tone) pot on sound?

« on: March 20, 2018, 12:44:34 PM »

I want to get more oohmph out of my Super Distortion/PAF Pro combo. I know a 1 mega ohm volume pot would make them scream, but I’m wondering about the effect of a 1 mega ohm tone pot on the sound. Will it be much brighter?. A friend of mine has two 1 mega ohm tone/volume pots for his X2N/Tone Zone pups.

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The Pickup Place / Tightest and most percussive bridge Humbuckers for chugging rhythms?.

« on: March 18, 2018, 12:53:12 PM »

I would like something to help me tighten up an Orange Micro Dark, and it will fitted in the bridge position of a bolt on, Basswood body, Maple neck single cut 24.75 guitar. Thanks.

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Gear Closet / Speaker for an Orange Micro Dark and a guitar with Super Distortion/PAF Pro?

« on: March 04, 2018, 09:22:15 PM »

I know, I know. A fat sounding amp with a fat sounding bridge pickup/clear neck pup. I’ve only been able to hear the combination through the cab sim headphone out, and I find myself dialing the shape knob on the scooped side. I use a Boss SD-1 to tighten things up a bit. Which tight sounding speaker would complement the combination?. V-30 or similar speakers come to mind, but I would like your opinions. Of course, an SD/PAF Pro combo through a Micro Dark means hard rock and Metal.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Super Distortion + PAF Pro

« on: February 27, 2018, 10:08:17 AM »

It has both a vintage and a modern vibe. There might be more modern sounding pickups out there, but certainly it sounds nice.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Super Distortion + PAF Pro

« on: February 27, 2018, 08:53:31 AM »

Thanks. I thought that too. But the Super D has more treble and less bass that one would initially think. And the PAF Pro is extremely clean and clear:

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The Pickup Place / Re: Super Distortion + PAF Pro

« on: February 26, 2018, 09:25:43 AM »

It's a classic combination, hard to go wrong with.

I know. Tried and true for bolt on guitars. I’ve tried it in four different amps (tube, solid state, hybrid) and it sounds great in all.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Super Distortion + PAF Pro

« on: February 26, 2018, 09:24:09 AM »

It is a great combo. I have this set in my Yamaha Studio Lord and a similar setup in a Jackson Stars Soloist (Super 3/PAF Pro). I think you will dig it, as they are a great set.

Cole

I love it. Really versatile. It can cover lots of ground. Very clear but never shrill