There was no such thing as a "neck" or "bridge" humbucker in the 1950s, but there was a wide range of performance between individual pickups which made some better suited to one position. Some of the old pickups had a lot of wire on the coils, which created more power and a warmer tone. DiMarzio has used new technology to duplicate these qualities - without sacrificing the presence and open sound of the best vintage humbuckers - to bring you the PAF® Bridge Model, a hotter version of the DP103 36th Anniversary PAF®. Not just for set-neck 24 3/4" scale guitars, this is also an excellent bridge pickup for trem-equipped bolt-ons.

Recommended For: Bridge position, can also be used in neck position with hotter bridge models.

Tech Talk: The PAF® 36th Anniversary bridge model has the best qualities of the DiMarzio Virtual PAF Bridge Model DP197 and Virtual Hot PAF® pickups and then some. It’s as loud as the VHPAF™, but has as much low-end and midrange definition as the VPAF™ bridge model. The highs are actually bigger and smoother than either model. The 4-conductor version also splits very well. Single-coil mode is bright, but not at all sterile-sounding.

Specifications:

Wiring Four conductor
Magnet Alnico 5
Output 285mV
DC Resistance 8.60K
Year of introduction 2008
Patent # 5,399,802 and 5,908,998

Installation Instructions

Wiring Diagrams

• Humbucker-Single-Humbucker

• Humbucker-Single(Humcancelling)–Humbucker,Multipole Switch

• Two Humbuckers with 5-way Rotary Pickup Selector

• Two Humbuckers with 3-way Center Coil-Split

• Two Humbuckers with Multi-pole 5-way Switch