Hi all. I'm first time to here.


Since I've been using Seymour Duncan, I've been looking for Seymour Duncan's products when I'm looking for new pickups.
But today I can not bear the curiosity, and I bought Dimarzio bluesbucker.

While waiting for delivery, I joined the forum and wrote some questions to know some knowledge about it.

BluesBucker was a pickup with all the specs that I was looking for when I read the product description.
- P90 sound with hum-canceling
- Can be mounted on humbucker routes
- True single coil tone when split coil

If these things really get implemented, it will be exactly what I was looking for.

But it is very unique pickup so there are a lot of things to worry about.
Let me ask you a few questions.


1. Pickup mounting direction

I know the slug-side coil of this pickup is almost dummy, and the one responsible for the actual sound is the screw-side coil.
So I heard that the sound varies a lot depending on the install direction of screw-side coil.
Like the tones in the series mode, the split single coil tones are also important for me.
Which direction do you recommend to install neck and bridge pickup respectively?



2. Combination with Duncan or Gibson pickup

I have previously installed both Duncan and Dimarzio pickups in one guitar.
I like the Neck + Bridge parallel tone very much.
But when I installed with the manuals of each brand, so I got out of phase when parallel.
If this is the case, connect one of them in the opposite direction.
But Bluesbucker has a direction to use, so I think we need to change the polarity of Duncan pickups.
Does Bluesbaker also has out of phase with Duncan pickup polarity?
Like the SH-1, if both coils are the same pickup, there's no matter.
But I think there will be a problem with asymmetrical pick-ups like the SH-16 that I use.
And I wonder if there are no out of phase issues with Gibson pickups with braided 2 conductor wires.



3. Combination with PAF style pickups

Whether it's on the neck or on the bridge when fitted with PAF-style pickups like the Duncan 59 or Gibson 57,
If I am satisfied with this, I would like to install neck bridges pair, but since I bought one, I plan to put on the neck.
But since the DC resistance is larger than the PAF, I think it is more appropriate to attach it to the bridge.
If you are using with PAF, which side is the favorite side for Bluesbucker?


That is all.
It is the contents that I can see when I install it by myself,
but it is hard to endure the question while waiting for delivery because I have big expectation on it.
please answer about my question. Thanks!