PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #60 on: September 07, 2015, 09:04:32 PM »
I guess I'll post this here too. Consider this my entry into the petition!

Greetings, Earthlings! This is my second post on your fine forum. (I also started a thread if you'd like to post there)

I have a 2005 PRS Custom 24. I've owned this guitar for 10 years. It's #1 and always will be. Complete with it's matched Virtual PAF humbuckers, installed in '06. Not even the Hot. Straight up VPAFs. For nearly 10 years! At the time, I also modified the McCarty switching. Each pot is a push/pull, which puts a pickup into parallel. So there's a lot of combinations here.

I've always played another style of guitar as a backup. Usually a Tele or Ric. But I've started using a lot of alternate tunings and so I'm contemplating a custom build. Think Fano LPjr if that helps (and if not, just think LP without the maple top).

I need pickups! And Dimarzio doesn't make the VPAF anymore. What I love about them is they're balanced and clear sounding. There's not a lot of gain, which allows my amp and pedals to do the work (Skreddy Hybrid Fuzz Driver -> GGG Red Llama clone -> Catalinbread Echorec -> Allen Encore).

I've used the Air Norton in the bridge of an old Ibanez RG, and that sounds cool. But I think it might be too hot, and have too much bottom end for a mahogany hardtail. The Air Classic was the pickup I passed on way back in '06, though it's a consideration.

What recommendations do you young whippersnappers have for an old Rip Van Winkle like me?
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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #61 on: September 19, 2015, 10:09:17 AM »
Sign me up as well
Gear doesn't replace practice!!!

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #62 on: January 05, 2016, 02:03:14 AM »
New member here; I'll add my voice to the chorus.
It would be nice to be able to try these.

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #63 on: February 02, 2016, 02:18:10 AM »
Does anyone have a virtual hot paf for the bridge regular spaced they could sell me?

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #64 on: March 03, 2016, 10:53:47 AM »
Hi guys

I have some NOS unopened Virtual PAFs in my collection which I could let go, if anyone's interested :

- DP-196BK Virtual PAF Neck Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black
(F-spaced version also available)

- DP-197FBK Virtual PAF Bridge Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black
(F-spaced version only)

PM/email me any time

Cheers

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #65 on: March 03, 2016, 10:57:54 AM »
Hi guys

I have some NOS unopened Virtual PAFs in my collection which I could let go, if anyone's interested :

- DP-196BK Virtual PAF Neck Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black
(F-spaced version also available)

- DP-197FBK Virtual PAF Bridge Humbucker Guitar Pickup, Black
(F-spaced version only)

PM/email me any time

Cheers

whoops! I should probably have put that in Trading Post...I will move it there instead...sorry!

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #66 on: March 04, 2016, 07:58:16 AM »
Does anyone have a virtual hot paf for the bridge regular spaced they could sell me?

just a few months ago, they said they'd make one f-spaced and had some standard-spaced.  I bought a new VHPAF to replace another new one that I let a pal check out and he liked it so much he couldn't part with it.  lol!  when I checked back in about them this week, even the standard-spaced ones, they are just flat-out no longer available.

definitely sounds like the secondary market is the way to track them down.

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #67 on: March 08, 2016, 11:07:07 PM »
I got a nice stash of them and I will probably let a few go soon.

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #68 on: April 30, 2016, 03:27:21 PM »
Count me in on this petition, too!

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #69 on: May 23, 2016, 08:58:29 PM »
I have been searching for a while now to try to get my hands on a Dimarzio Virtual PAF, with no luck, at least not in North America. Any advice on where to go to find them?

P.S. I just asked Dimarzio if they could still wind them, I'll post again what they respond with.

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #70 on: August 21, 2016, 10:56:40 PM »
+1 for VHPAF (bridge) and VPAF (neck)

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #71 on: November 10, 2016, 10:48:28 AM »
And what's wrong with Alnico 2? How can you expect to compete with Seymour without ALNICO 2.
By the way ALNICO 2 in Superdistortions makes a nice PAF like sound...


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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #72 on: February 16, 2017, 08:56:31 PM »
I finallly got a hold of a new old stock DP 197 that I purchased from SOUND SRL in Italy searching the internet. I have 2 SG's: a rare Gibson Elite from 1987 and an early Tokai. Both great guitars and now they both have a DP 197 in the bridge. I"ve tried Seymour JB's, Duncan Distorrtiion's, Gibson T490's, Bill Lawrence 500 XL's, DiMarzio PAF Pro and the 36th Ann.PAF ... but nothing sounds better than the fantastic Virtual Vintage PAF ! This pickup is so tight, clear, percussive and articulate that you can use it for almost any style. The thing is that you can always add distortion but you can't add clarity. With this PUP I can go from sparkling warm cleans to Black Sabbath. No squealing; these     DP 197 pickups are quiet and they deliver. The split sound is nice too. THE BEST , period. Can't understand why DiMarzio doesn't make them anymore. Did they ever answer this question ?

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #73 on: January 26, 2018, 07:46:50 PM »
I just put this together with a VHPAF and two HS3s. I forgot how good the VHPAF is.

DiMarzio used to backdoor them, but no more.

-Chris

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Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!
« Reply #74 on: January 30, 2018, 04:46:55 AM »
Beautiful guitar!

But I would consider putting a gold cover on the pickup to match the hardware.

Cheers Stephan
Area 67, Area 58, Area 61, VV Pro 54, Injectors, VV HB2, Virtual Solo, SDS-1, Area T, Area Hot T, Area T 615, Virtual Hot T, Chopper T, Bluesbucker, Breed set, Air Norton, Super Distortion, DLX+ set, DLX-90, DP240, DP198, DP168, VPAF b, AT-1, Mo' Joe, FRED, Super 2; GS b