DiMarzio DP104 Super 2 - "Over the top neck pickup sound"
In the mid 70s Dimarzio was looking to cash in on the popularity of their Super Distortion pickup. They concluded that they should make a Super Distortion voiced for the neck position. Guitars felt t…
DiMarzio DP151 PAF Pro - "Decent pickup for hard rock or shred."
I purchased a 1987 Yamaha RGX1212s (Jackson Soloist clone) that was loaded with one of these in the bridge position. I had always read that the PAF Pro was essentially meant to be a PAF, but supercha…
EMG 60X - "Revised EMG 60"
In 2009, EMG released a newly revised preamp for all of their models. This preamp is what is used in the X series. The 60X still features the same basic tonality as the original 60, but thanks to t…
EMG 60A - "Alnico EMG 60"
The EMG 60A is a revision of the original EMG 60 that they have offered for quite some time. While it looks the same, the biggest difference is the magnet inside of it. Instead of using a ceramic m…
EMG 60 - "Best for cleans"
The EMG 60 mainly got its popularity thanks to James Hetfield of Metallica. He ran this pickup in the neck for the longest time as his main clean tone pickup. This is the original ceramic magnet ve…
DiMarzio DP104 Super 2 - "Neck version of the Super Dist."
The Super 2 was a pickup made to go along with the Super Distortion. It’s a very high output, bitey and compressed pickup. It features adjustable pole pieces on both coils, four conductor wiring a…
DiMarzio DP207 DropSonic - "A little bright and stiff"
The DiMarzio D-Sonic is a new take on the humbucker that many people haven’t pursued before. It features one coil that’s similar to the X2N and one coil that’s kinda similar to the Tone Zone. The p…
DiMarzio DP191 Air Classic Bridge - "Rather have a 36th Anniv."
The DiMarzio Air Classic Bridge is DiMarzio’s take on the old 50s PAFs. However, it’s a bit irrelevant today with the new PAF 36th Anniversary Bridge out. Their goal was to create an old school PAF…
DiMarzio DP153 Fred - "Odd PAF Pro"
The DiMarzio FRED was designed after they tried to adjust the PAF Pro’s midrange as per Joe Satriani’s request. However, this doesn’t really sound like a PAF Pro with the midrange boosted. Instead,…
DiMarzio Custom Steve VAi - "Lifeless, 80s throwbacks"
These are Steve Vai's custom made pickups, made by DiMarzio. I have mixed feelings about their pickups in general, some of their stuff sounds awesome to me but a lot of it is really lifeless. These p…
EMG 81 - myriam63660_en's review
- I had two of them in 2000 and in 2007. I didn't keep the first in 2000 because i find the sound thin and trebly. In 2007 i decided to give it a second chance in case i got a faulty one the first ti…
EMG H1 - f1vjt's review
translatedUsed for a month on a Les Paul guitars and two linden and spruce body ...... The sound is very flat and cold, no personality, it's going at warp, the harmonics are present, good bass to vibrate muc…
Benedetti Indus - bagger's review
translatedThis model is a humbucker with the pads are not adjustable. It is mounted near the bridge and replaces an EMG 85 (excellent microphone) on my Vigier Excalibur Ultra. It's a microphone that remin…
Duncan Designed HB103 - " original microphone for guitar jackson"
translatedthese microphones equip my home DX10D JACKSON! the boards I used 3 months and I changed the boards for two DIMARZIO, the paf pro, and super distortion! Duncan was the first design I tried! ! I liked …
Duesenberg Grand Vintage Humbucker - " A bit stressful"
translatedI use it for three years. I had long since cracked Starplayer on TV, and I was very happy to acquire it. But the microphone acute puzzles me ... Indeed, coupled with p90de Dueseneberg, there is a la…