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Yes, the sets are pretty well matched, which is very nice. I don't know if the base plates made of brass sound different. I can't really hear it. I had a Hamer Dimarzio PAF I bough from Gino that he had mounted on an old Duncan base plate. I didn't hear that one sounding any different. And I switched that back to an original Dimarzio brass plate, to my ears the pup sounded pretty much the same after. But I think some say the brass plate gives the pup more mids. Might be one of those rumours, like you need a wooden splicer in a paf to make it sound real. And preferably a wooden splicer from a specific type of tree type, (can't remember what Gibson originaly used). That to me sounds like total bollocks. THen again, there are those who claim a paf can only sound like a paf if it has long mounting legs, like the old Gibson pafs. Short mounting legs apparently changes the tone....

Whoa! Disturber, you are fortunate indeed to appear to have calibrated sets in your Hamers! I have tested over 20 sets and found no such pattern. At least 40% have a higher or equal neck DC resistance. The earlier the Dimarzio the more I get the sense that they just guessed when they had enough windings on the bobbin! And lack of a calibration pattern continues into the Slammer era (although these are usually equal). Do you believe a resin/copper shielded vs. brass base plates makes a difference in tone? After all brass-copper isn't magnetic. But I hate the look of the new Dimarzio base-plate, cheap and nasty.

I talked to Dimarzio some months ago regarding getting a set of 36th Anniversarys closer to Hamer PAF specs. However, their "custom shop" is not nearly as good as Seymour Duncans, where you seem to be able to order just about anything you want - just as long as it isn't double cremes. Dimarzio refuses to sell me a pair of 36th Anniversary that are un-potted. The original Hamer paf's are not potted, that is a very important ingredient to the sauce. I don't know why DImarzio refuses to do this, (actually I think I do, I think they are afraid that If I buy them and they put them through a rectefier amp and they squel, that I will complain on their product quality on forums like this. They don't want that. Non potted pups are not for high gain, I know that). None the less, it's not customer friendly and was a huge turn of for me for buying new Dimarzio pickups. Here are the outputs on my old Dimarzio pups: 4 digit Standard bridge - 8,51 neck 7,50 4 digit Standard bridge 8,73 neck 8,24 79 Sunburst Custom bridge 8,87 neck 8,40 79 Sunburst Custom bridge 8,22 neck 8,17 82 Schenker Vector bridge 8,43 neck 7,72 (sold) 86 Sunburst bridge 8,45 neck 8,28 If you want a more exact version of the old DImarzio PAF:s you should try to order two original DP103 Dimarzio paf pickups, wound with slighty more mids and to the output specs above. That would be more correct. AND if possible un-potted, and also on a Dimarzio BRASS base plate - as the originals. Even if you go with the 36's check if you can order them with the brass base plate instead. I think you still can put an order with them for the original DP103 paf, they are just not a catalogue item anymore.

Dang! That one is perfect!

updated, bought it a mile from my house!!! A quick question, whats a good polish/cleaner?? ... Serial is 91021. Included a pic with my SG2000.. I gots to say Flamey!!

This is good and nice rack on the guitar player.

I have a very special place in my heart for Mrs. Wheeler.

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