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DimarzioForum.Com => The Pickup Place => Topic started by: gauchosilvertone on June 13, 2015, 09:43:02 AM

Title: PAF Master Bridge in Neck position...I've seen the light (video)
Post by: gauchosilvertone on June 13, 2015, 09:43:02 AM

https://youtu.be/MCVW1dB4Edw

The perfect neck pickup (for me)...and it's not a "neck" pickup.

Playing  starts at 3:00.

Title: Re: PAF Master Bridge in Neck position...I've seen the light (video)
Post by: greenlion on June 14, 2015, 08:57:33 PM

Those are A2 magnet pickups right? I bet that is a good neck pickup.

Title: Re: PAF Master Bridge in Neck position...I've seen the light (video)
Post by: tonejam on June 14, 2015, 09:49:09 PM

They're A4 magnets according to Dimarzio.

Title: Re: PAF Master Bridge in Neck position...I've seen the light (video)
Post by: gauchosilvertone on June 15, 2015, 02:06:19 PM

A4 indeed.

It is a hot pickup for the neck- I have it lowered quite low, almost flush with the mounting ring, and it balances great volume and density-wise with the Tone Zone which of course is a very hot pickup in my book (375 mv and 17.5K resistance approximately).  Would overpower a vintage output bridge pup for sure.

Title: Re: PAF Master Bridge in Neck position...I've seen the light (video)
Post by: RayBarbeeMusic on June 20, 2015, 01:20:48 PM

With that low of a DCR rating (under 8K), A4 magnets which are fairly weak, but the claimed voltage rating nearly matching the 36th bridge, I have to think one or both coils are wound with 41ga wire.  There is just no physical way to get that kind of output from a sub 8k, 42ga. A4 pickup.