DiMarzio DP103N PAF® 36th Anniversary Neck Pickup Nickel

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$ CAD 144.99

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Description

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.

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.

Recommended for all positions

Features

  • Humbucking pickup offers true PAF tone
  • Vintage tone
  • 4 Conductor
  • Alnico 5 magnet
  • 7.31Kohm resistance
  • Output: 250
  • Bass: 5.5
  • Middle: 6.0
  • Treble: 5.5

Item shown: DiMarzio DP103N PAF® 36th Anniversary Neck Pickup Nickel
Model #: DP103N
UPC: 663334022638

Additional information

Additional Information
Pickup Position


Pickup Type

Magnet Material

Active/Passive

Weight

2 lbs

1 review for DiMarzio DP103N PAF® 36th Anniversary Neck Pickup Nickel

  1. voyer2008 (verified owner)

    I have been very happy with these pickups (I also bought the bridge pickup) as they are the perfect fit for my semi-hollow. They are much hotter than I expected and they are also quite versatile. They give a nice round clean sound and they can also get quite crunchy when combined with my distortion pedal or simply if you play harder on the pick. I also found that you can crank them up to 10 without distortion, thereby leaving me in full control of where the distortion comes from. I would recommend those.

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