DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Humbucker, Cream

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DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Humbucker, Cream

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DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Humbucker, Cream Overview

Here are the characteristics that make a great vintage humbucker: a soft magnetic field, sweet tone, perfect balance between warmth and clarity, the ability to go from clean to distorted by pick attack alone. For our PAF® 36th Anniversary Neck we wanted to continue in the path of pioneers such as Seth Lover (designer of the original Patent Applied For humbucker) and create pickups that combine all of the characteristics of great vintage humbuckers.

These pickups are not merely clones. We re-engineered the PAF® using our patented technology and Larry DiMarzio's own 1959 cherry sunburst Gibson® Les Paul® as the reference. Larry's Gibson® Les Paul® has a uniquely amazing sound and it's not only due to the pickups ' it's the total fusion of many elements of the guitar itself. Although the pickups have a weak magnetic field, the sound is well defined: almost like a single-coil. We duplicated the weaker magnetic field in order to allow the strings to vibrate longer, as well as focus and articulate the attack and output. We use computer-controlled winders to consistently layer the 42-gauge custom-coated wire, achieving the exact frequency response we want. Then it's dipped in our custom formula to eliminate squeal and microphonics. 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.

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Rated 5.00 out of 5 06/7/2018

Bought to upgrade a 1997 Epiphone Les Paul. Best pickup grade I've ever done. They are awsome. Don't hesitate - just buy them and install them! I've used the 4 wire solution for flexibility.

Chris Jarvis