DiMarzio DP223FN

Bought this to try in my Epiphone SG Modern, in which i tried a lot of bridge humbuckers to get the sound i wanted (I'm less fussy about the neck pickups). The stock Epi Probuckers are pretty decent actually, but a little soft and somehow bloated in the midrange to my ears. I tried the usual Duncans i had around, JB, Custom (SH-5), Custom custom (SH-11). Tested the Saturday Night Special and Phat Cat bridge pickups too. But i felt the guitar had just too much of everything and every pickup i tried was just too bassy, middy and trebly all at once! Messing with the pickup heights didn't help much either. I finally got around to try a pair of inexpensive PAF-style humbuckers and understood what the guitar needed, a little more vintage output pickups! Although those cheap PAF-types were really nice, in the end i felt they were a little too clean. I read a lot of reviews and the Dimarzio 36th anniversaries were recommended in many places. I'm super happy i took the chance! (I had tried the Dimarzio Air Zone in the past and really didn't like that one at all) But this (F-spaced bridge version) 36th really suprised me, straight away i noticed that it had some burn while still being a lower output bucker. The sound isn't too bassy or stiff, the lows are solid but have this nice slight looseness to my ears. The mids have this singing quality to them, just a cool melodic voice that makes me wanna play more. Highs are sweet in a suprising way, totally clear and there, but never piercing like most others i've tried. It has a great crunchy rocking sound, just what i was after! Got the neck version 36th anniversary to go with the bridge one, they are a nicely balanced pair. I think i'm a convert, definately will try dimarzio again!

I decided to give DiMarzio a second chance after trying and returning noiseless single coils and I am glad I did!
I bought this as an upgrade bridge pup for my old super strat.
The pickup is probably the best humbucker I tried so far.
It is relatively low output, clear and defined, yet it has a ballsy and punchy sound.
What gets me the most is how balanced this pickup is - every frequency is there, even with the guitar volume rolled down, it stays ballanced and defined.
If you are looking for a classic humbucker sound - clean, blues, classic rock, you can't go wrong with this one. I suppose it's not a metal pickup, but I am no metal player.
Only one thing - read the whole manual before installing - I wired mine out of phase with DiMarzio true singles although I followed the main wiring diagram for the pup.

Ich spiele diesen PAF, welcher ja Larry DiMarzios PAF aus seiner 59er Paula nachempfunden ist in einer Fender Strat Made in Mexico in Kombination mit einem Floyd Rose Made in Germany. Dafür dass dieser Pickup als Vintage Output angegeben ist, hat er mächtig viel Dampf und ist recht laut.

Mit dem Paf 36th Anniversary kann man sehr viel Musikrichtugen abdecken, er hat eine schöne extra Portion Mitten und klingt aber weiterhin sehr ausgewogen und transparent ohne zu harsch zu werden. auch die höhen sind nicht zu lasch und auch nicht zu schrill.

Mit ihm kann man von Classic Rock bis Hard Rock ala. Böhse Onkelz etc. alles abdecken.

Fazit: Ganz toller Humbucker für viele Musikrichtungen geeignet mit ordentlich Dampf und für diesen Preis, gibt es nichts besseres, finde die DiMarzios eh um längen besser als die überbewerteten Seymour Duncan's. Also kaufen und glücklich sein.