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PAF® 36th
Anniversary
DP103
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 cover is made from nickel-silver and our new
plating makes it more magnetically transparent than the originals. 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. We’ll build the
PAF® 36th Anniversary any way you want it. Choose the bobbin style — vintage
glossy or modern matte, the type of base — traditional, long-legged or
standard, short-legged, and the type of cable — vintage single-conductor or
4-conductor. The PAF® 36th Anniversary Neck is available uncovered, and we also
offer three types of covers: standard polished and plated, buffed with no
plating, and our vintage worn cover that looks so authentic and broken in that
you’ll swear it’s been hanging around since 1959.
All positions
There is no reference standard for the sound of a humbucker from
the 1950s. All of them had variations in output and tone, and these differences
could be quite large. Recently, we have focused our research on making pickups
with warm highs and bright lows. This combination is only found in our favorite
vintage humbuckers, and it’s really good for a pickup intended for both the
neck and bridge positions. It allows the bass strings in the neck position to
avoid muddiness, and the treble strings in the bridge position to be warm and
not brittle.
Wiring: 4 Conductor (1 Conductor optional)
Magnet: Alnico 5
Output mV: 250
DC Resistance: 7.31 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2008
Patent: 5,399,802 & 5,908,998
Treble: 5.5
Mid: 6.0
Bass: 5.5