What do the pickup rings do for the 20th?

[Octavarius]

Funny, as I just installed those in mine myself!

DiMarzio once said that the closest pickups they currently have in production (or had) to the custom wound ones found in the 20th Anniversary Silhouette are the Virtual Hot PAF bridge and Virtual PAF neck. When I spoke to them recently regarding the 36th Anniversary models (the previously mentioned PAFs are now discontinued), they also mentioned that the anniversary models are also fairly similar to the custom wound ones, but will have a more overall vintage vibe and warmer on the treble strings.

Physically, like almost all other DiMarzio humbuckers, they are identical, so they will fit the pickup rings perfectly. Just remember to get F-spaced for the bridge and normal (not F-spaced) for the neck. The type of cover won't matter. The legs should also be "standard" (short-legged), not "traditional" (long-legged), and as the stock pickups are four-conductor pickups, I'd get the new ones in four-conductor version as well for ease of installation.

[Nitsuj]

Funny, as I just installed those in mine myself!

DiMarzio once said that the closest pickups they currently have in production (or had) to the custom wound ones found in the 20th Anniversary Silhouette are the Virtual Hot PAF bridge and Virtual PAF neck. When I spoke to them recently regarding the 36th Anniversary models (the previously mentioned PAFs are now discontinued), they also mentioned that the anniversary models are also fairly similar to the custom wound ones, but will have a more overall vintage vibe and warmer on the treble strings.

Physically, like almost all other DiMarzio humbuckers, they are identical, so they will fit the pickup rings perfectly. Just remember to get F-spaced for the bridge and normal (not F-spaced) for the neck. The type of cover won't matter. The legs should also be "standard" (short-legged), not "traditional" (long-legged), and as the stock pickups are four-conductor pickups, I'd get the new ones in four-conductor version as well for ease of installation.

Thanks for the tip. Here's what Larry Dimarzio replied when I asked for a comparison btw 36th PAFs and the 20th silo stock pus.

"The sound may seem more aggressive because it will have a little more body, but the output won't be hotter. More output would sacrifice some of the airiness and clarity you like.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbgUMqUMns"]YouTube- Guitar World reveiws the new DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary[/ame]


How do you like the 36th PAFs so far?

[roburado]

Holy thread resurrection!