Need new pickups , which are more traditional out of these ?

Anton · #1 11-25-2003, 04:32 PM

Hey guys!
Which are better / more traditonal combinations out of these neck and brdige pick ups

Evo in neck
Paf pro in bridge... or vice vursa ?

Tone zone in neck
Paf pro in bridge.. or vice vursa ?

air norton in neck
steve special in bridge .. or vice vursa

they are the dimarzios im interested in , im just not sure which position they'd be best in , thanks guys!
peace

Jem7RB MK · #2 11-25-2003, 04:43 PM

Paf-Pro neck and bridge ... I'm sure gonna miss that config :-(

Rob

darren wilson · #3 11-25-2003, 04:51 PM

DiMarzio's site usually makes recommendations about which position pickups are best used in.

Evo, Tone Zone and Steve's Special i think are all normally recommended for the bridge position since they're very hot. PAF Pro makes a nice neck pickup from what i've read, but might not be powerful enough to balance well with an Evo and/or Tone Zone.

Anton · #4 11-25-2003, 04:57 PM

Ah ok , cheers darren , hmm , doesnt vai use a paf pro and evo on his floral jem ?

darren wilson · #5 11-25-2003, 05:00 PM

Vai doesn't really play floral JEMs any more, does he?

All JEM models used PAF Pros in both neck and bridge for the first couple of years. Then he and DiMarzio developed the Breed, and finally the Evolution. His guitars have always had matched bridge/neck pickups, with the JEM single in the middle.

Anton · #6 11-25-2003, 06:05 PM

would a paf pro in the neck and an evolution be sensible ?

rgr · #7 11-25-2003, 07:46 PM

What kind of guitar are you putting them in? What kind of sound are you going for? Both are important questions. I just put a Tone Zone in the bridge and an Air Classic "Bridge" in the neck of a RG550, sounds great. The TZ is too bassy in some guitars though.

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Anton · #8 11-26-2003, 09:24 AM

RG550 mate

Jem7RB MK · #9 11-26-2003, 09:42 AM

I say again,paf-pro's ... If you want the sound a wee bit beefier EVO's neck and bridge

Rob

Anton · #10 11-26-2003, 09:51 AM

Hmm id like to mix two tho for some versatility

darren wilson · #11 11-26-2003, 11:04 AM

Go to DiMarzio.com and read the descriptions on each of the models and what they suggest pairing them up with.

The PAF Pro would work well in the neck position with any of the bridge pickups you mentioned.

Anton · #12 11-26-2003, 11:09 AM

Thanks darren , on my way

VOLTAGE · #13 11-26-2003, 01:21 PM

get a set of these,

Virtual PAF Bridge Model DP197/DP197F

Virtual PAF Neck Model DP196/196F
go here www.dimarzio.com

if you need a tradtional tone with more output
get 2 paf pro

Swirly · #14 11-27-2003, 04:09 PM

Once christmas is over and ive got some cash no doubt ill order some pups, im porbably set on a Paf Pro/Neck and TZ/Bridge in my 570, seems to be good enough for what i need.