All user reviews of 4/5 for the DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion

DiMarzio released the Super Distortion a long time ago. I remember when it first came out and everyone started putting these in their guitars. It was usually a war between this pickup and the Seymour Duncan JB. Both were super high output pickups to help push the older, lesser gain amplifiers into overdrive more. This is pretty much a bridge only pickup. I can’t ever imagine using this in the neck because it would be way too high output. The pickup itself sounds very fat, so if you’re not into those somewhat dark sounding pickups, this might not be for you. The main goal was to help be compatible with old school Marshalls running everything at 10, so the pickup helped balance that naturally bright sound. With today’s amps and guitar tones, it’s not quite as pleasing at times. Iron Maiden was a good example of this pickup’s tone at times, as was Kiss. You have a lot of midrange in this pickup, so you shouldn’t really have any problems cutting. One trick you should do is play with pickup height because it’ll help give you some dynamics back and make the thing a bit more controllable. The pickup doesn’t work too well for modern music because it’s not quite as tight and refined as the newer ones today, but if you have a guitar that has a really bright tone, this could be the ticket to help getting a more pleasing tone without it becoming overly bass heavy in the lower end spectrum. Overall, if you’re looking for something on the vintage side, you can get this. You can also look into the Dual Sound because it’s the exact same pickup but with a push/pull pot for splitting. You can add a push/pull pot to this pickup if yours has four conductor wiring. If you’re more into today’s music, it might be worth looking at the newer stuff DiMarzio has to offer.

This pickup was one of the very first high output replacement pickups offered. It came out in the seventies and was used by everyone from Ace Frehley to Al DiMeola. It was noted for its very high output sound that worked very well with a high gain amplifier. Many rock players of that time dropped them into their Gibsons, and later superstrat guitars to get that bit of extra raunch. I've tried this pickup with many guitar types and can concur with the general opinion. There are more refined and heavier pickups out there for sure, but if you want something that has that classic "PAF on steroids" feel, this is a good place to look. It's not an uber high output pickup like say, a DiMarzio EVO, but it's also got more punch than a true PAF. It sounds best to my ears in a Les Paul Standard or Custom... something about this pickup and a slab of mahogany just WORKS. It has that nice barky low end, a strong and hefty midrange and a nice sizzly high end that's very hard rock. I also tried this pickup in various alder and ash bodied superstrats, and it worked there too for a nice punchy tone that kicked the amp into another gear, though I find that it could get a bit too bright and biting if put in an already bright guitar. if you want something similar to it but want the coil tapping feature, check out the Dual Sound, which is the same pickup but wired for a coil splitter. The Super Distortion humbucker is the original high gain pickup and though there are so many options in today's market, there is a reason so many players used the Super Distortion and are still using it today... it ROCKS.

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I use it for one month
It's a great mic for mtal death rock, in fact it is quite versatile ^!
Clearly it is not bad at all
In-crunch it's going, he turned a little knobs, you get a crunchy sound BIRN see larger for a good blues!
Disto-in, it is excellent, big sound, a little runny, but nothing serious, solo it sounds great, although any jurisdiction harmonics .... sensitive to nuances, to attack ..
Before I had the emg 81 and 85 with an esp (great stuff, but I looked for more versatility)
it is the price he himself is a grain like it or not
I'll head to the Super 3, which suits me more (more prcis).
I have several guitars, it's clear that I will keep it because it is really good!

I use the microwave for three months in the bridge position on a jackson I found the sound a bit rough with the Metal Muff MXR. I am happy for trs use that I do. Fans and crystal clear sound go your way. Even if it is doing quite respectably on a clean channel, it feels faster than the lion would like to get out of his cage. Indeed, it sufit to push a little gain to feel a crunch subreption happen. Well, I used plutt of the metal (at the same time, I have a jackson, Gretsh not ... but I would like to have one ). In clean sound is fairly neutral and homogne supports some SETTING THE knob to draw what you want.

Let the distortion. Personally, I go - see above - on a Metal Muff, a matter of taste. L I must say that I used t. A well-Defines the trs, trs prcis see too much sustain, acute plutt medium, which allows not empiter on bass in a prod but it is dpourvu not provided. Be careful, this microphone is VERY prcis, it supports some errors because some drooling, big sound but not adborde has s'arrte sec. No breath, the only one I have is of my pedals.

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The Dimarzio Super Distortion was one of the first aftermarket guitar pickups introducted. In the early 70s guitar players were looking for pickups that would push their amps harder. The PAF pickups at the time were low output and the guitar players needed more. Dimarzio decided to take the PAF design and add more powerful magnets to it. When the Super Distortion came it it had nearly double the output of the classic PAF pickups. With twice the output guitar players were able to push their amps harder and it was easier to get a more distorted heavier sound. The tone of the Super Distortion is more balanced towards the low end and mids. Too much high end in a high output pickup may cause the guitar to sound too bright. The old Super Distortion is still the standard when it comes to high gain pickups. It is a very versatile pickup, it can do anything from classic rock to metal. It is intended to be used in the bridge of a guitar but can also be used in the neck position in a lower gain setup. When the Super Distortion came out it came with a single conductor setup. This was ok at the time but now people want more versatility. The Super Distortion now comes with a 4 conductor setup which allows the coils in the pickups to be split. When you split the coils of a humbucker it turns into a single coil. With a single coil you can replicate the tones of a stratocaster guitar. With the 4 conductor setup you can also wire the pickups in parallel which gives a unique sound. Parallel pickups are still humbucking but they have a more hollow sound.

DiMarzio was one of the first aftermarket companies to form, and the Super Distortion was one of the world’s first high output pickups. During the 70s and 80s, it gained tons of popularity for those wanting to drive their amps even harder.

The Super Distortion is one of those pickups that, even though it’s old, it’s still somewhat relevant today. It’s a high output pickup that doesn’t clean up too well, but it can still do that oldschool hard rock vibe no problem. Plugged straight into a Marshall, it’ll give you that famous KISS style sound – enough breakup but not too much over the top distortion. It’s a fairly compressed pickup, but it still retains the character of the guitar, unlike certain other pickups on the market.

This pickup works best in guitars that are a bit lacking in the bottom end, IMO. It’s a fat pickup with lots of midrange. If you have a single pickup guitar, I’d say your best bet would probably be either this or a Seymour Duncan Custom. The low notes are fat without sounding flubby, and the high notes sound very round. You don’t have to worry about your treble strings getting too harsh when using this pickup.

The adjustable pole pieces help make this super versatile when it comes to dialing in the magnetic string pull. If you’re finding there’s a bit too much output with this pickup, try lowering it. As it gets lower, it helps clean everything up. It’ll also ghost note less. If you have a four-conductor version, try adding a push/pull pot to split it. Once you do, you’ll have the DiMarzio Dual Sound.

Those of you looking to try out a new pickup for your guitar, this is still worth checking out. It’s a bit more compressed than most boutique pickups, but since the market is saturated with these, you can find them real cheap on eBay or online forms. If you don’t like it, it should be easy enough to flip, unlike certain other rare pickups.