Dimarzio norton vs at-1

Seymour Duncan has a lot of mid-output bridge pickups but I don't know that they have any bright, clear, PAF's unless I roll the dice and the Pearly Gates does the job. Mincer Member. Messages 4, Jarick said:. Mincer said:. The Pearly Gates, the 59, and the Antiquities are 3 that I would describe as bright and clear.

The Rocksong bridge pickup is a great choice. I really feel like you can't go wrong with Tonerider. Honestly they hugely underrated IMO. The bridge model had the following spec's. Output ma, treble 5, mids 8, bass, 8. DC resistance was They described it as "PAF sound with more mids an highs".

It is still available from the DiMarzio custom shop. I used them in a couple of Strat style guitars for quite a while. I think DiMarzios description was pretty good. Fat PAF sound, that's not too hot. It appears to have the same tone spec's as the AT-1 but is lower output. I love my Area T neck in my tele. I use a Fender in the bridge and its a combo I genuinely enjoy.

The Area T can get a lot of different tones depending on pickup height - at least that's my experience. I use a Paf Pro neck and Super D in the bridge, very complementary setup! Kelly Member. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.

Dimarzio 36th vs AT I like a well balanced pickup with some balls and clarity Thanks in advance. If the guitar is bright, go with the AT If not the 36th is hard to beat. Good all around-er. Click to expand AmpliFIRE"rzfdui said:. It's not as over-the-top as the Breed, but similar to it. If my Norton got swapped with an AT-1, it wouldn't matter to me because they're both awesome. I believe the AT-1 uses Dimarzio Air technology which is basically some plastic spacers between the pickup and magnet.

It gives the AT-1 an airier more vintage kind of thing than the Mo Joe. It handles overdrive very well and it has nice definition for chording. It sounds better playing clean than the Norton, and it doesn't feel as spongy as the Norton. The AT-1 kind of sounds like a degaussed Breed and feels more like the Breed. If you want brighter, try the Breed. If you want something like a Breed but a little less over the top, then do what I do and use a Breed neck in the bridge.

However, neither one will give you that kind of degaussed vintage sound like the AT Awesome info, SavageRiffer! Interestingly, I like the Norton's split tone tremendously and saw a 6-pup comparison video recently with the cherryburst Schecter, where the AT-1's split tone seems very promising as well.

In regards to the Breed Bridge; I actually found that too tame in several guitars. Big, sure. But too mild mannered. Not thicker per se, but wider. The ToneZone is nice in my Ibanez S-series, but when it was stock in my Charvel, it had some slight muddiness, so it had to go. I can see that pup beefing up a thinner sounding guitar, yet retaining some of the Norton's harmonic qualities, but if the guitar itself has body enough, I find the TZ becoming a tad too loose in the low-end.

By the way, funny you mention the Norton being more spongey. Will you post a clip? I actually like the Fender Atomic very much, because it is a bright clear Strat sound, but thicker and more weight than a single. JohnH , Aug 3, The only thing I can record with is my Yamaha THR10X which sounds good but doesn't do much justice to the tone of the pickup. You get a very processed tone out of it which takes away most of the guitar's character.

If there is much of a difference, I will post the clips. Anyway, I guess you don't want to fix something that isn't broken anyway. Hey Crisp and fellas, how are you guys wiring your pots with HSS? I understand there is a way to split the and so the hits the single coils Only.

Anyone familiar with this? However, I didn't wire the AT-1 to the tone control and I added a treble bleed cap. Basically I can now use my SL-X to it's full potential as the tone doesn't get dull when rolling back the volume and on full blast I can tame the singlecoils a little if needed. The humbucker sounds good - nah, actually awesome - the way it is. JesusCrisp , Aug 5, On my Am Special I kept the k volume pot, but swapped to no-load tone pots.

They really add a bit of extra sparkle to the humbucker, while still giving the full range of control for the singles. Actually, Ive settled on a rewiring for the Am Special. One of the no-loads is a master tone, the other, takes one of the bridge Hb coils, and blends it in series with the neck in position 5, or same combined with middle at 4. It sounds complicated, but its not.

Its a really cool control and set to minimum, everything is normal. Turn it up and some great thick but clear sounds emerge, particularly from the neck. Apart for the pots and treble bleed, the parts are stock. Didnt stop there, I added a small toggle that swaps the middle and a bridge coil, keeping all else above.