Re: Dimarzio PAF 36th Anniversary?
This is what I found as well. I've used a lot of different pickups in my favorite Partscaster: Stock Squier ceramic, Super Distortion (later tried it with an A2 mag and a spacer... didn't like it), a CC, a TB59 and homemade C/59 hybrid with A2, A8 and A5 and now it has a cream Air Zone.
Of all those pickups, I liked the FEEL and pick attack of the A5 pickups the best. Somewhere I read Steve Blucher commenting on how the A5 is their favorite because it's magnetic field is stable, the output and feel is good but the magnet isn't too strong, as to affect sustain. With the air mod and some tweaking of the coil winds, they can get amazing mids and a softer feel out of an A5 without sacrificing bass response (Tone Zone, PAF Pro, etc) and harmonic presence. I never cared for the feel of A2 and other unoriented magnets, just like I don't like the "stiff" feel of ceramic and A8 magnets. The A5 seems to be just the right balance.
Originally posted by RayBarbeeMusic
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Of all those pickups, I liked the FEEL and pick attack of the A5 pickups the best. Somewhere I read Steve Blucher commenting on how the A5 is their favorite because it's magnetic field is stable, the output and feel is good but the magnet isn't too strong, as to affect sustain. With the air mod and some tweaking of the coil winds, they can get amazing mids and a softer feel out of an A5 without sacrificing bass response (Tone Zone, PAF Pro, etc) and harmonic presence. I never cared for the feel of A2 and other unoriented magnets, just like I don't like the "stiff" feel of ceramic and A8 magnets. The A5 seems to be just the right balance.
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