DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

[ProgWok]

Hey all!

I hope anyone can help me with this one:

I was wondering: would it be a good idea to put a DiMarzio PAF pro in the bridge position (in an old Squier bullet)?

The DiMarzio site says the PAF pro is a good choice (of course) in all positions, but I've never seen or heard people using it as bridge pickup. Does anyone have experience with this?

The sound will probably be better than its current sound, so that's not the problem. I want it to be versatile (within reason), but I'm mostly gonna play rock with it.

Any thought is welcome.

 

[mind_transplant]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

Well Vai, Satriani, and a few others used them as bridge pickups during the 80's with good results. It's not a high powered pickup, more PAF level of power, but it does sound fine.

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

The PAF Pro is a very versatile, middle of the road pickup. It's not really amazing at anything because it is just an A5 Paf Style pickup, but a little hotter. You really can use it in almost any position in any guitar for any style and get an okay tone. It doesn't balance well everything though, so you have to be careful of that.

 

[Johtosotku]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

I haven't tried it elsewhere than in the neck, but I believe it should be very nice. Just make sure your neck pup isn't a hot one and you should be ok.

 

[ranalli]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

The PAF Pro is a very versatile, middle of the road pickup. It's not really amazing at anything because it is just an A5 Paf Style pickup, but a little hotter. You really can use it in almost any position in any guitar for any style and get an okay tone.

I would agree with this.

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

The PAF Pro in the Bridge of my Strat is my Favorite pickup.

It's versitial.
It sounds Huge under the right distortion, sounds great clean and is perfect for 80's metal.

 

[greendy123]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

Yeah you should be able to play anything with it. Your only limitation would probably be your amp for different styles.

 

[madguitar26]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

dimarzio states that the breed is fatter than the paf pro.
id go for that instead

 

[ProgWok]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

Ok, thanks all!

I already have two guitars with relatively high output bridge pups (one with DiMarzio Steve's Special and one with Seymour Duncan JB). I want this one to be more versatile and have a distinguished sound at the same time. I'm not sure what the Breed would do.

However, I'm open to more suggestions! Keep in mind it's for a Squier bullet, so the wood isn't the best.

 

[devastone]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

The PAF Pro is a nice sounding pickup, they were in the bridge and neck of the original JEMS, including the black florals, so they have that early Vai tone. Of course, there was alot of processing in those days too, the PAF Pro has a nice clear signal that works well for processing, it sounds good straight up too.

If you are buying one new, the Breed might be a little better choice, more output and a warmer sound. It's kinda "polite" but in a good way. I have one in an ash body ESP strat-ty thing with a maple neck and Schaller FR. It sounds nice clean or distorted, it's hard to go wrong with it.

If you want to go with SD, the Full Shred might be in between the 2 DiMarzios sound wise, I haven't tried one personally, but from the specs and sound clips it would be a good choice along the same lines.

$0.02,
Roger

 

[ProgWok]

Re: DiMarzio PAF pro: advice needed

I'm hoping to find used ones, since I don't want to spend too much on this guitar.

I had found a PAF pro used, but you make the Breed sound interesting too. I'll just have a look around.

Anyone who has experience with the full shred?