Well, I just got a JS. The PAF Pro is quite nice. It's actually slightly higher output than the PAF Joe.
Dimarzio explains it pretty well on their site:
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The PAF Joe™ is the new neck pickup that DiMarzioŽ developed for Joe Satriani. Joe wanted a neck position humbucker that combines the best qualities of the DiMarzioŽ PAF ProŽ with those of a late '50s Gibson humbucker. Joe described this tone as being "tubular". Through the use of Virtual VintageŽ technology, clear-sounding low frequencies are blended with warm-sounding mids and high frequencies, which makes the PAF Joe™ equally good for chords and single notes. It was first used by Joe throughout the 2003 G3 tour.
Recommended For: All positions, solid, semi-solid and hollow-body electric guitars.
Tech Talk: What does "tubular" mean? In this case, it means making low notes "speak" more clearly while giving high notes a rounder voicing. This accomplishes two goals: chords have better definition, and single notes at higher fret positions remain warm-sounding rather than getting thinner. The PAF Joe™ has slightly less power than the PAF ProŽ. It balances well with bridge pickups like the PAF ProŽ, FredŽ, Breed™ neck model, Air Norton™ and NortonŽ.
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