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The Pickup Place / Re: Air Classic set

« on: January 17, 2018, 08:29:22 PM »

Howdy,

 Congrats. Air Classics remain the best HBs I've played in my 39 years of playing bad Guitar.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Clean neck pup recommendation

« on: January 17, 2018, 08:21:32 PM »

Howdy,

 My 335 sounds wonderful with an Air Classic in the neck. Good luck!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickup recommendations for Les Paul traditional - classic/hard rock

« on: January 17, 2018, 12:07:34 PM »

Howdy,

 I had similar issues (boomy neck, shrill bridge) with the SD '59s in my ES-335. I called Steve at DiMarzio. He suggested an Air Classic for the neck and a 36th Anniversary PAF for the bridge. Problem solved. It's so easy getting that neck Air classic dialed in now. Good luck.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups that have left you less than impressed?

« on: January 17, 2018, 12:02:10 PM »

Howdy,

 Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59s. Difficult to dial in on my 335. Either too trebly or too bassy.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Neck pickup for a PAF pro bridge?

« on: September 04, 2017, 08:18:26 AM »

Howdy,

 Why not the Air Classic? Sounds great in my old 335; the most "musical" P/U I've ever had.

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The Pickup Place / Twang Kings sounded great w/ Mahogany Tele

« on: August 30, 2017, 12:22:28 AM »

Howdy, This evening I played a gig using my USA Custom Guitars Tele loaded with DiMarzio Twang Kings. My amp is a Dr.Z Carmen Ghia. It was necessary to keep the volume down, but my Tele sounded smooth and even "chimey" with my Carmen Ghia. Twang Kings are the best value Tele P/U on the market.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Favorite Dimarzio humbuckers (blues to hard rock sounds)

« on: October 18, 2016, 01:24:01 AM »

Howdy,

 Neck: Air Classic. Bridge: Air classic or 36th Anniv PAF.
The Air classic neck and 36 Anni PAF are currently in my old ES-335. I'm a British Invasion kind of guy, so my taste is "old school". An Air Classic set would be fantastic, as they're so touch-sensitive. Good luck!

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The Pickup Place / Re: Chrome vs Nickel covers on Twang King neck

« on: October 16, 2016, 12:47:16 AM »

Howdy,

 You are going to love the TKs, Paladin. I've a set of TKs in my Mahogany Tele and they're fantastic for everything from the Streets of Bakersfield to Exiles on Main Street! (forgive me for showing my age, LOL!).

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The Pickup Place / Re: AIR Classic vs Paf36Th

« on: October 16, 2016, 12:44:00 AM »

Howdy,

 I've an Air Classic (neck) and a 36th Anni PAF in the bridge of my old 335. The Air classic in the neck is fantastic; much better than the Duncan '59 I had in there. It's almost as touch sensitive as a Strat pickup, and is the best vintage type of 'bucker I've played.
 The 36th Anni PAF in the bridge, while not disappointing, is a little too powerful for my purist tastes. It also has an EQ profile that's similar to a P90-middy. I've lowered it as far as I can and it's satisfactory, but I wish I'd have gone with an Air classic set. The 36th is surprisingly useful for British Invasion clean tones with my Dr. Z Carmen Ghia, though. Good luck!

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: your first guitar idol?

« on: June 24, 2014, 03:28:07 AM »

Howdy,

 Keef.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Pickups that have left you less than impressed?

« on: July 28, 2012, 11:55:01 PM »

Howdy,

 Less than impressed? Seymour Suncan '59s. The neck was boomy and the bridge too trebly; seemingly no mids.