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The Pickup Place / Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!

« on: February 16, 2017, 08:56:31 PM »

I finallly got a hold of a new old stock DP 197 that I purchased from SOUND SRL in Italy searching the internet. I have 2 SG's: a rare Gibson Elite from 1987 and an early Tokai. Both great guitars and now they both have a DP 197 in the bridge. I"ve tried Seymour JB's, Duncan Distorrtiion's, Gibson T490's, Bill Lawrence 500 XL's, DiMarzio PAF Pro and the 36th Ann.PAF ... but nothing sounds better than the fantastic Virtual Vintage PAF ! This pickup is so tight, clear, percussive and articulate that you can use it for almost any style. The thing is that you can always add distortion but you can't add clarity. With this PUP I can go from sparkling warm cleans to Black Sabbath. No squealing; these     DP 197 pickups are quiet and they deliver. The split sound is nice too. THE BEST , period. Can't understand why DiMarzio doesn't make them anymore. Did they ever answer this question ?

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The Pickup Place / Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!

« on: June 06, 2015, 04:01:06 AM »

I have a Virtual Vintage PAF and a 36th ann.PAF. I can put the Virtual Vintage in any guitar and it 'll sound great. It's more articulate and more percussive than the 36th ann.
So yes! Bring back the Virtual Vintage PAF, cause it's the best humbucker I've ever bought so far. (And I've tried many)