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The Pickup Place / Re: Dimarzio PAF 57

« Last post by nienturi on January 26, 2024, 08:43:30 AM »

I'm excited

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The Pickup Place / Re: Dimarzio PAF 57

« Last post by darkbluemurder on January 26, 2024, 03:26:23 AM »

Ok - now they have 5 PAF variants:

36th Anniversary
59 PAF
57 PAF
Air Classic
PAF Master

Each in bridge and neck versions.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Dimarzio PAF 57

« Last post by frankencat on January 25, 2024, 11:29:59 PM »

Update: See post #7 for demo

Has anyone heard these yet?

https://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/vintage-paf-output/paf-57-neck

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: Who are the SDUGF members on here?

« Last post by darkbluemurder on January 25, 2024, 03:49:59 AM »

This forum sucks compared to the SD Forum. So sad! It's really a missed opportunity. Maybe this forum needs an official re-launch via colaboration with the Dimarzio Co.

Indeed it is very quiet here compared to there. On one hand it makes my life as a moderator very easy as there is nothing really to moderate . On the other hand, it is up to the members (including the moderators) to bring the forum to life. If you create good content that will attract more visitors and potentially more members, potentially producing more useful content.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by darkbluemurder on January 25, 2024, 03:45:43 AM »

I think Reverend used a 0.0022uf cap but the exact values of pot and cap are only a starting point - as you said it is all personal preference and should be selected by ear. In the PRS S2 Standard 24 and the Custom I used 0.0022uf and 500k audio pots which work fine in these guitars - I can always find the spot I am looking for so I have not seen a reason for further finetuning.

Cheers Stephan

 

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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by gregr on January 24, 2024, 01:40:11 PM »

Indeed. I mentioned that in another topic where I’m using a passive bass shelf with an A3-loaded Duncan 59N against a Screamin’ Demon. I don’t know whether the value of the cap is what is used in the Reverend circuit or the G&L circuit. I select it by ear. I do know that I’ve always found a 1M pot far too aggressive, even with the reverse taper. I prefer the linear taper and limit the range with a parallel resistor if necessary. The result will approach that of a reverse taper depending on how small the parallel resistor is relative to the value of the pot, though I prefer a more linear sweep.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Evolution Neck in an HSS?

« Last post by darkbluemurder on January 24, 2024, 04:42:56 AM »

That "More Control" is very useful - it is very similar to the "Bass Contour" by Reverend. I love this in humbucker guitars to shave off some low end - extremely useful for neck humbuckers. With the pot set to zero resistance the cap gets bypassed and no longer has an effect so it is full bass in that position.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Norton Bridge Position

« Last post by gregr on January 24, 2024, 03:00:56 AM »

The output is on par with that of a PAF. I tried one with an HFH in the neck but couldn’t gel with it. It was really lean and devoid of growl when compared to other pickups with similar output. I found it to be bright, but I think unbalanced is a more apt description. I only tried it in one guitar so take it with a grain of salt. If I were to give it another go it would be in an HSS configuration.

I’m looking forward to your review.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Classic Neck Review (DP190)

« Last post by nienturi on January 24, 2024, 12:24:38 AM »

I’m waiting on your AN review, and coincidentally, the Air Classic is what I’ve picked for the neck.  Nice review, and confirms what I’ve gathered up to this point.

Thank you a lot for your trust. If you can find, try Virtual Hot PAF Thats my favourite Dimarzio bridge humbucker

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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Norton Bridge Position

« Last post by nienturi on January 24, 2024, 12:23:35 AM »

Looking forward to that nientui!

I'm looking forward, too It's been straight 12 years since the last time i'd played an Air Norton and all of my experience depends on its in the neck position. I deleted everything i know about AN and looking for its potential for moderate output bridge humbucker.