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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup similar to AT-1

« Last post by darkbluemurder on November 30, 2023, 04:29:04 AM »

Coming back to that dual hum tele with the AT-1 in the bridge. I asked the DiMarzio tech support what they would recommend if I wanted something with more bass punch and overall clarity. They suggested the Norton. Found one used, put it in and sure they were right but it slightly overshot to the bright side in that guitar. But then I remembered RayBarbeeMusic's post that the usual load of 500k should be reduced to appr. 380k. That provided the midrange bark that I liked about the AT-1 which the Norton was lacking with the 500k load, but now coupled with the bass punch and the bite of the Norton. About the same output as the AT-1 with a load of 500k. Love the guitar now.

Many thanks to the DiMarzio Tech Support for their assistance and Ray for sharing his knowledge.

Cheers Stephan

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The Pickup Place / Re: Revisiting the Super D

« Last post by greenlion on November 29, 2023, 08:35:20 PM »

Those older PRS Santana SE's sound great after a pickup swap. I have the Duncan Seth Lover set in mine, and it sounds more like the classic "Gibson" PAF tones in my head than either of my actual Gibsons.

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The Pickup Place / Re: neck humbucker (or BB) to complement PAF type bridge HB

« Last post by HeyNorton! on November 28, 2023, 06:44:11 PM »

The 36ths replaced the vpaf/vhpaf set.

I'd go with the 36th neck.

Paf joe is lighter on bass, and slightly hotter.

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The Trading Post / LTB: Gold hex pole pieces

« Last post by Kelly Briggs on November 28, 2023, 01:09:15 PM »

I'm looking to swap out the black hex lugs in my Gravity Storms for gold and it seems Dimarzio no longer sells parts.

Can anyone help a brother out here?

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The Pickup Place / Re: neck humbucker (or BB) to complement PAF type bridge HB

« Last post by gregr on November 27, 2023, 10:17:28 PM »

You can use a standard sized spacer in an f-sized pickup and vice-versa. However the keeper bar is a different story, unless this is the part where the file in the previous post comes into play(?).

That said, if the slugs are tapered then they will need to be replaced.

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

« Last post by gregr on November 27, 2023, 07:33:20 PM »

DCR is far from the be-all-end-all but the spec of the Solo is pretty close to that of the Injector Bridge which uses A2 slugs. I’m assuming the same gauge(s) and a similar ratios. It may also be that the Injector has more metal within the coils (by way of the Virtual Vintage tech) in order to boost its output, but this is entirely speculation on my part.

Seeing that you’ll likely damage the coil(s) by removing the slugs, a custom order would be your best bet. I’d get in touch with DiMarzio.

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

« Last post by darkbluemurder on November 27, 2023, 04:08:02 AM »

If they are constructed in a similar way as normal single coils where the winding is wound around the magnets then a swap is not possible. But I never attempted to change magnet rods in a single coil.

Cheers Stephan

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

« Last post by frankencat on November 26, 2023, 07:30:28 PM »

Has anyone ever done a magnet swap in an Area pickup? I would like to know what the Virtual Solo sounds like with Alnico 2 poles. Thanks!

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The Pickup Place / Re: neck humbucker (or BB) to complement PAF type bridge HB

« Last post by darkbluemurder on November 23, 2023, 03:39:54 AM »

I think I could more easily make a Norton out of an Air Norton, if I needed to, than the other way round.

If it is an F-spaced model you need a spacer that is spaced for that. With a non-F-spaced, any spacer from another pickup that is regular spaced should work. Eventually you will have to file the holes to make it fit.

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The Pickup Place / Re: neck humbucker (or BB) to complement PAF type bridge HB

« Last post by headcrash on November 22, 2023, 06:19:41 AM »

The classifieds on this Forum are very quiet so I would not place a bet on anything coming up there soon.

In the most popular German classifieds portal, Air Nortons come up consistently (regular and F-spaced, mostly black but sometimes zebra or double cream) but Nortons have become scarce for no obvious reasons.

With "here" I meant German "Kleinanzeigen" formerly run by ebay. 
At the moment there are a few, but I really like the look of that double cream neck humbucker on that specific guitar, so I hope for a double cream Air Norton F-spaced to come up.
I think I could more easily make a Norton out of an Air Norton, if I needed to, than the other way round.