Okay, I guess I'm warming up to DiMarzios

[nienturi]

IME, the X2N is anything but bright. It has tons of metal because of the blades jacking up the inductance and it has a brass baseplate. I would say it's about as dark as a Hot Rails, if you've tried those, just with a ton more bass. Kinda akin to the Invader, just not as mid pushed.

I always had a prejudice because of the tone of Chuck Schuldiner. He used to use that thang and as a fan of "death" just don't enjoyt his tone much

Loud - check
Thick - check
Even EQ - check
Loud - check again!
Compressed - check
Loud - Can't say this too much...

Nothing piercing then? Okay, got it!

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I always had a prejudice because of the tone of Chuck Schuldiner. He used to use that thang and as a fan of "death" just don't enjoyt his tone much

Nothing piercing then? Okay, got it!

I actually got it because I was on a Symbolic kick, and I love that tone, LOL. I was kinda disappointed that it got me nowhere close. I guess I learned from that experience that the key to his tone is more on the Valvestate rather than the pickup.

 

[nienturi]

I actually got it because I was on a Symbolic kick, and I love that tone, LOL. I was kinda disappointed that it got me nowhere close. I guess I learned from that experience that the key to his tone is more on the Valvestate rather than the pickup.

Symbolicis my favourite Death album. "Crystal Mountain" is still beyond

 

[orpheo]

The dual resonance patent expired years ago.

I have these Dimarzios:

Chopper T & Twang King: amazing tele set, wish I had tried these sooner.
Illuminator set: awesome. modern, tight, crunchy, yet very smooth lead voice. Love it.
EVO set: like the Illuminator but more even, bit more compression. Great, great set.
Air norton bridge and neck in LP: one of my favorites. Feels like home to me, sonically. Lots of mids, tight lows, singing highs, works great in every situation.
Rail air nortons in mid and neck: amazing. Fat yet cutting. Great, great pickup if you want a full humbucker tone from a singlecoil space.


Tried too many to mention, but honorable mentions are:
Utopia: like the EVO but a bit warmer and fatter. Very nice!
X2N: not my thing. Too hot, too compressed, too fat.
Superdistortion: hate this with a passion. Doesn't work for me. Too fat, too sizzly
36th anniversay: love this. Totally my vibe. Lovely modern paf iteration
Paf Pro: like the 36th but a bit more oompf without losing clarity
Tonezone: sludge fest. Not for me.
d-Activator: sizzle fest, like a bumblebee. Not for me.

 

[JamesPaul]

...

As a second aside, if you look at the original trademark, it would seem that it only covers dual hex double cream pickups. Why none of the proceedings against them have pointed this out, I don't know

No insider information, but what might the legal fees amount to if someone was to challenge them? May not be worth it.

 

[Chistopher]

With each case they win the precedent gets stronger, so it's probably pretty expensive by now.

If Gibson doesn't win the case, I don't think anyone is gonna have the money or willpower to challenge it again

 

[xxxplorer]

I liked the Breed. Dominion was cool too

 

[esandes]

i got a 36th anniversary from dimarzio a year or two ago, and its a good pup, but doesnt sound anything like a real paf

Nor does their PAF Pro. Not even close.

 

[jeremy]

i didnt expect the paf pro to actually be paf like, i did kinda think the 36th would be. i already swapped in an a2 and pulled the "air" i bet if i pulled the slugs itd be closer

 

[superpete]

i like the paf pro a lot for what it is. i was horribly disappointed by the 36th anniversary.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I like the PAF Pro in the bridge, not in the neck, strangely. In the bridge, it's nice and aggressive with tons of snap. In the neck, I find it overly bright and attacky. But yeah, not PAF-y except in output level.

I love the PAF 36th in the neck because it's kinda the opposite. It's round and smooth.

 

[Butch Snyder]

I like the PAF Pro in the bridge, not in the neck, strangely. In the bridge, it's nice and aggressive with tons of snap. In the neck, I find it overly bright and attacky. But yeah, not PAF-y except in output level.

I remember when the first Ibanez Jems came stock with PAF Pros. Don't know what single coil was in the middle position.

 

[Chistopher]

I think they were custom made for the Jem, but based off something generic

 

[jeremy]

i thought they were based off the fs1 but with fewer turns, could be totally wrong though.

i like the paf pro in the neck, not in the bridge. i do like the fred in the bridge which isnt that far off from a paf pro in some ways