Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

Ok check it, since the only trembuckers that MF offers are the Custom and JB (and I really want to use this coupon), I think I'm going to have to go with Dimarzio's take on the PAF, their 36th Anniversary. I've read good things about it though, so I guess it'll be pretty comparable.

Here's the kind of dumb question though:

The regular 36th Anniversary (DP103) can be used in either the neck or bridge position (they even have it with F-spacing), according to Dimarzio. From their site: "The PAF® 36th Anniversary Neck is smooth but not muddy. It performs equally well in the neck or bridge, just as the best humbuckers from the 50s did." It measures about 7.31k

The special bridge version of the 36th Anniversary (DP223) measures 8.6k.

The neck pickup I have in there now is the '59, which Duncan says measures 7.43k.

I ASK BECAUSE they only have the DP223 in black, cream, or zebra, and the DP103 is in a variety of colors, namely white. I was planning on having the above guitar a little more stock looking if possible.

So, the only real question is, get the slightly hotter bridge version DP223 in an off-color (and which one??), or get the all-purpose DP103 in a matching color. I'm not sure how accurate those measurements are across manufacturers. I know that most people like a slightly hotter bridge pickup for leads and stuff.

I don't know, what do you guys think?
 
Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

I hear that Super D work pretty well wired in parallel. Maybe you could try that first.
 
Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

The reason most bridge pickups are wound hotter is because there is less string vibration near the bridge, so the same pickup will sound quieter in the bridge than in the neck. If you get the DP103, you'll experience a volume drop when switching to the bridge pickup from the neck greater than would be expected from the difference in resistance alone. If you go for the DP223, I would imagine they'll be fairly balanced.
 
Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

Gingrel said:
The reason most bridge pickups are wound hotter is because there is less string vibration near the bridge, so the same pickup will sound quieter in the bridge than in the neck. If you get the DP103, you'll experience a volume drop when switching to the bridge pickup from the neck greater than would be expected from the difference in resistance alone. If you go for the DP223, I would imagine they'll be fairly balanced.
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That's what I'm looking for. The decision has been made! :thanks:
 
Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

If you dislike the off color-ness so much you could always go for a pickup cover
 
Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

Elfunkenstein said:
If you dislike the off color-ness so much you could always go for a pickup cover
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Eh, then I'd have to route my pickguard for a nickel cover, which is slightly bigger than the made-for-open-bobbins that's on there. No worries, I'll just a cream one. It'll look kind of like I stole the pickguard from some old guitar? I guess?

Sound is way more important than looks, is what I'm getting at.
 
Re: Hello, friends! I need advice about PAF humbuckers!

veil said:
Eh, then I'd have to route my pickguard for a nickel cover, which is slightly bigger than the made-for-open-bobbins that's on there. No worries, I'll just a cream one. It'll look kind of like I stole the pickguard from some old guitar? I guess?

Sound is way more important than looks, is what I'm getting at.
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mask it off and spray paint it

just sayin
 
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