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The Pickup Place / Re: Vintage Dimarzio PAF Pickup

« on: August 08, 2018, 06:39:02 PM »

So, last saturday I finally installed the neck pickup (PAF Classic DP194). On the bridge I put some other pickup I had around (Suhr Thornbucker).
Happy with both. At first I though that the DiMarzio, even though an improvement in tone from the original Gibson 490R, was a bit muddy, specially compared with the bridge pickup. Then I realized that I had the neck tone control rolled halfway back. So it is great right now, and apparently both pickups (the DP194 and the Suhr) are a good match too. However, I have only tried at home and moderate volumes by now.
But I feel the improvement from the stock pickups. Now the guitar sounds how I like it to sound.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Vintage Dimarzio PAF Pickup

« on: August 03, 2018, 05:25:13 AM »

Hi, and thanks again.
I will install the pickups tomorrow and try them over the weekend. I hope I will be satisfied. If after some time I found I am not 100% happy, I will give a try to some of your suggestions.
All the best!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Vintage Dimarzio PAF Pickup

« on: August 01, 2018, 11:49:55 AM »

Hi, I do appreciate that you had taken your time to respond to my enquiry, and also I appreciate your deep knowledge on all things pickups. I have come across your blog a few times, so I know how valuable is your expertise in this area.
However, I was not looking for pickup recommendations, but for specific information about this particular set of DiMarzio pickups (DP194 and DP195, PAF classics neck and bridge). As they are not being produced anymore it is difficult to find info, reviews or videos about them.

Now that you are suggesting some vintage sounding Seymour Duncan pickups, I would like to ask you a very specific question. How would you compare this set (DP195-194) with Duncan Pickups? What would be the closest sounding? Maybe the 59s or the A2P?

Again, thanks for taking some of your time is replying to my questions

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The Pickup Place / Re: Vintage Dimarzio PAF Pickup

« on: July 30, 2018, 06:46:50 PM »

Hi, thanks a lot for your recommendations.
However, I need to say that a few years ago I tried -on a different guitar- a pair of Seth Lovers that didn't do it for me. Tone was ok, but I found them a bit low in output for my taste -although it could have been the guitar's fault, not the pickups-. I changed them to somebody for a pair of Whole Lotta Humbuckers and those were just awsome.
In fact, what I want is something that can work on this guitar as good as the Whole Lotta Humbuckers are working in the other guitar while being slightly different; so I can have two different flavors. That's why I though I should be going for the DiMarzio route. I thought I could find something in their cataloge that is on the ballpark of the WLH output and tonewise while sounding slightly different because of the different manufacture.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Vintage Dimarzio PAF Pickup

« on: July 29, 2018, 08:57:43 AM »

Hi, I am new in this forum. I have just won an ebay auction for a pair of DiMarzio PAF Classics (DP194 and DP195). As they are not currently on production it is hard to find reviews, oppinions, videos or audio samples of those pickups. For what I have researched they seem to be slightly overwound PAF with alnico V and the air technology to weaken the effect of the magnet. Hopefully I will receive them during next week.
Meanwhile, anyone here has direct experience with those? what can I expect?
I was looking for PAF pickups with a little extra output, to play classic and Hard Rock. Aerosmith, Guns & Roses, Pearl Jam, etc... for the neck I would like being able to get some Gary moore tones.
What do you think, will these pickups fit my needs?
On paper it seems so, but I would like to hear oppions of somebody that had played them.
The will go on a 2018 Gibson Les Paul Tribute which currently is fit with the 490/498 combo.

Finally, last question, since they are 4 conductor, will they split well?