Neck P/U - Dimarzio 36th Anniversary vs Air Norton?

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Looking for new neck pickup in one of my superstrats. Currently has a seymour duncan pearly gates and it's just not working for me. I bought an Air Classic and put it in my american strat and i love that pickup in the neck but I want to try something different with this guitar.

Open to suggestions but I'm considering buying either Dimarzio 36th Anniversary or Air Norton for the neck pickup. Not interested in boutique brands and not interested in seymour duncan. Every seymour duncan pickup I've had, I've since sold over the years - I dont seem like like seymour duncan in general.

The guitar this will go in is an ash body with a quilt top and maple neck. Has a floyd rose trem too. The bridge pickup currently in it right now is not very high output, I forget what model it is because it's been so long.

Looking for any advice!
 
I'm getting an air norton instaled in my 7 string,I know it's not the same but i'll let you know how it sounds.
 
I have a super-strat that had an Air Norton in the neck position. Alder body, rosewood fretboard, non-floating floyd. I dug it for a long time, but then got the itch to try something new. I put an EVH Wolfgang neck pup in there and that neck position came alive. Sounds great split too. Highly recommended.
 
I would try the 36th, I tried to like the AN, even bought it twice thinking it was the guitar being bassy on the first install and came to the same conclusion the second time...the AN is just too dark IMO.....For me the Paf joe is my neck pup of choice.
 
I have an AN in my PRS. I HATE it! Bassy, dull, way too middy, blah...
 
The Air Norton is a classic neck pickup
I have it in a basswood/rosewood guitar and it sounds too dark for me, but this is my only guitar which I kept the tone control in the circuit, which reminds me I have to disconnect that ASAP!
In an ash/maple guitar, with Floyd to boot, it just might be alright
 
I've got a zebra 36th I will do for $45 shipped if interested pp gift
 
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