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: F-spaced
