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DiMarzio DP103 PAF 36th Anniversary Neck
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Published on 03/14/09 at 14:26
(Originally written by Dima__67/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
I installed the PAF DP103 36th Anniversary two weeks ago on a Les Paul type guitar.

From the first test, I found it sounded much better than original pickup (which sounded good but not full enough) and the Seymour Duncan SH2N Jazz model I had installed two months before. The SH2 sounded very good with a wide dynamic range and a strong sound character. But the DP103 sounds more subtle and smoother when you play soft attacks or reduce the control volume. It has a good dynamic response when you play stronger attacks and it doesn't produce any signal peaks with each attack like the SH2 does. With clean sounds on a lead channel (I use a Laney tube amp and Tonelab LE) the sound ranges from dirty clean to generous, mellow and singing distortion.

Strong and accurate low frequency response. Smooth and consistent high frequency range. Solos with bending sound great. I even tend to play rhythm parts at the top-end and solo parts at the low-end of the neck.

I added a split this week. I get a rich and well-balanced single coil sound useful for clean rhythm parts and distorted solos. In combination with the split bridge pickup (a DSP223 36th Anniversary) I get a well-defined sound perfect for funky rhythm parts. It obviously doesn't sound like a real Strat. But it offers a good-quality single coil sound.

The sustain is better with the DP103 and DP223 than with the original pickups or the SH2 and SH2B combination.

I bought the worn nickel version secondhand on the web. Very good value for money.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again! I find this pickup is perfect for almost every music style (from blues to Santana) with a mahogany guitar. With the DP223 in bridge position you get the perfect balance.