The Air Norton started out
simply to be the Airbucker version of the Norton®. We thought it would
make a distinctive-sounding bridge pickup with high-gain amps, but we
soon discovered that it’s a radically neat neck pickup, too. The tone
is deep and warm, but not muddy. It’s hot, but not distorted. It’s even
got cool harmonics, which are really unusual for a neck humbucker. The
patented Air Norton magnetic structure reduces string-pull, so sustain
is improved; and pick attack and dynamics are tremendously
controllable and expressive.
Combine the Air Norton with an Air
Zone, The Tone Zone or Steve’s Special in the bridge position for a
perfect blend of power and tone, or use an Air Norton™ in the bridge
position with an Air Classic™ Bridge model in the neck position for a
distinctive medium-output blues-rock sound.
When the Air Norton is
in the neck position, it's a warm, open-sounding pickup with enough
power to balance with all bridge humbuckers. Try it with 500K pots for
maximum treble and harmonic presence. In the bridge position, the sound
is medium output with solid lows and biting harmonics. You can try it
here with 250K controls, or a 500 K volume and 250K tone to fatten the
highs up a little. Combines well with Air Classic in neck, and also
with The Cruiser, The Chopper, and Blue Velvet single-coils.
Recommended For: Solid body and semi-hollow body guitars.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Resistance: 12.58 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1995
Color: Black
Pole Pieces: Black
Spacing: Standard
