Descrizione:
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.