Dimarzio question

[75lespaul]

Sorry to bring up another brand of pickup, but I got a guitar today and pulled the pickups to see what they are. The neck pickup is a double cream humbucker that just says Dimarzio. Any way to tell the model?

On the twelve string side (it's a 1977 Gibson doubleneck) I wanted to make sure it was Gibson pickups but all they say is "PAT" and then a long number. Sound like original pickups to you?

Thanks guys & gals

[RG 2570]

Re: Dimarzio question

Sorry to bring up another brand of pickup, but I got a guitar today and pulled the pickups to see what they are. The neck pickup is a double cream humbucker that just says Dimarzio. Any way to tell the model?

On the twelve string side (it's a 1977 Gibson doubleneck) I wanted to make sure it was Gibson pickups but all they say is "PAT" and then a long number. Sound like original pickups to you?

Thanks guys & gals

the dimarzio in all likelyhood is their PAF look underneith and there will be a #
DP?

[75lespaul]

Re: Dimarzio question

Looking at it now--nuttin. Just Dimarzio

[RG 2570]

Re: Dimarzio question

Looking at it now--nuttin. Just Dimarzio

OK if it has one coil screws one coil stud poles like this


it is the dimarzio PAF


if it looks like this

it is a super II or a super distortion model
to find out take a reading on it? a supder distortion is a 13K pup

[dystrust]

Re: Dimarzio question

The PAT pickups are Gibson Patent Number humbuckers.

[75lespaul]

Re: Dimarzio question

I really appreciate your posting those photos--my wife always said if there's no pictures, I'm a dead duck.

It looks exactly like the bottom pickup. I don't have a meter but since it came from the Seattle area and has an X2N in the bridge, I'd assume it's a super distortion. I can tell the sound difference between a super II and a super distortion.

Also thanks dystrust. Ithought they were, but I don't know enough about pickup markings to be sure.

Thanks again!