DiMarzio DP217 HS-4 - "Yngwie, refined!"
(This is sort of a continuation of my DiMarzio HS-3 review...) After messing around with a project Strat with dual HS-3s and then selling that rig off, I got the itch for that Yngwie tone again. C…
DiMarzio DP117 HS-3 - "Unleash the Fury!"
The DiMarzio HS-3 was basically designed to give a punchy yet pure single coil esque sound in a "stacked" configuration, which made it noiseless like a humbucker. The pickups were developed in the ea…
Seymour Duncan SSL-1 Vintage Staggered Strat - "Great vintage sounding single"
The Seymour Duncan SSL-1 single coils are one of the most well known single coils that Seymour Duncan has to offer. The SSL-1 is a low output single coil that features staggered Alnico 5 magnets and…
DiMarzio DP419 Area '67 - nickname009's review
The dimarzio area 67, one of the new pickups in the area product line. Completely noiseless, and very bright like a vintage strat pickup would be. I'm reviewing this pickup as a middle position pick…
DiMarzio DP422 Injector Neck - nickname009's review
This is the neck version of the new dimarzio injector pickup! Paul gilbert is currently endorsing these and although I've never been a big fan of his overall tones I'm totally diggin these! I'm not a…
EMG SX - "More open EMG S"
The EMG SX is one of the pickups that is part of the newly revised EMG X series. The X series features a brand new, revised preamp to help combat some of the issues people had with active pickups. …
EMG SAX - "Revised EMG SA"
The EMG SAX is part of the newly revised EMG X series. The X series features a brand new, revised preamp to help combat some of the issues people had with active pickups. Outside, the pickup looks …
DiMarzio DP422 Injector Neck - "Revised Area pickup"
The DiMarzio Injector Neck is the neck model (obviously) of the signature pickups that were made for Paul Gilbert. Paul used the Area pickups for his last few albums, and he decided he wanted to twe…
DiMarzio DP116 HS-2 - "Similar to the HS3"
The DiMarzio HS-2 is one of the original pickups that DiMarzio developed for the Stratocaster. It uses “stacked humbucker” technology, which means that one coil is placed on top of the other to give…
DiMarzio DP419 Area '67 - "Great boutique sound"
The DiMarzio Area ‘67 is a new evolution of the Virtual Vintage series. It’s a single coil pickup that features an Alnico 2 magnet, staggered pole pieces and four conductor wiring. The Area ’67 i…
DiMarzio DP416 Area '61 - "Awesome vintage SRV-esque tone"
The DiMarzio Area ‘61 is a new evolution of the Virtual Vintage series. It’s a single coil pickup that features an Alnico 2 magnet, staggered pole pieces and four conductor wiring. The Area ’61 …
DiMarzio DP415 Area '58 - "Great boutique sound"
The DiMarzio Area ‘58 is a new evolution of the Virtual Vintage series. It’s a single coil pickup that features an Alnico 2 magnet, staggered pole pieces and four conductor wiring. The Area ’58 …
EMG SA - "Thick and fat single"
The EMG SA is very similar to being a single coil sized version of the EMG 85. This is the Alnico magnet version of the pickup, and it’s an active pickup which means it runs off of a power source – …
EMG S - "Bright and powerful single"
The EMG S is very similar to being a single coil sized version of the EMG 81. This is the original ceramic magnet version of the pickup, and it’s an active pickup which means it runs off of a power …
Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered Strat - "Awesome single coil tone"
The Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered is a true single coil pickup that is quite hot. It has two conductor wiring, staggered pole pieces and an Alnico 5 magnet. I absolutely adore this pickup a…
DiMarzio DP175 True Velvet Neck - "Fairly clear single"
The DiMarzio True Velvet Neck is part of a trio of single coil pickups that DiMarzio developed for the strat. They are all true single coils, so they have a vintage pole piece stagger, Alnico 5 magn…
DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo - "Extremely fat and powerful single"
The DiMarzio Virtual Solo is probably my absolute favorite single coil that DiMarzio offers. It’s basically a combination of the Virtual vintage Solo and Virtual Vintage Solo Pro that DiMarzio used …
Lace Music Sensor Hot Gold - Le Taz's review
translatedI use it for quite some time on a musicman Axis Sport swamp ash, maple fingerboard. I had already turned the neck pickup for a custom kami Route 66, very good, but not noiseless. I already use on…
Tornade MS Pickups Strat '50s - " excellent"
translatedThis kit is mounted on a Fender Telecaster 57 RI I love this guitar but with these pickups is the feeling 10 times Quote Marc (Tornado MS): "These pickups highlight the crystalline sound of the …
DiMarzio DP415 Area '58 - gomgomtou's review
translatedI use it for 2 months now, and I'm thrilled. More than background noise, but the pure sound of a single microphone! I come back yet is extremely dynamic, warm, brilliant, he has reacted really well t…
Seymour Duncan SSL-4 Quarter Pound Strat - defab's review
translatedSo HSH configuration, it makes SH4-SSL4-SH2neck. On a guitar Ibanez Prestige S2075W modern mahogany-rosewood fingerboard with zero-Floyd. Skyscraper designed to be versatile. Very nice violin, excell…
Tornade MS Pickups Strat ’60s Serie L - lifo's review
translatedI own this set for several months. Here are the models I tried first: Fender Custom Shop 69 Fender Texas Special, Seymour and Lollar vintage. These microphones TORNADO offers a true and beautiful sou…
Tornade MS Pickups Strat ’60s Serie L - plectro's review
translatedA set mounted on a strat USA 96 (50. Anniversary). The sound is rich, full, round and never aggressive (although the bridge pickup is used, it does not have this side "garish" and unpleasant as it ha…
Kami Micros Route 66 - Dominique Le Bars's review
translatedThe pickups are warm in the guitar for 4 days .. Pass the first impression bizarre genre: Wed .... it is Passeo my guitar? It is I who made this sound s? It me took ten hours for me to get used t…
Van Zandt Pickups Blues Model - " fabulous"
translatedI décicidé transform my beautiful copy of the 80 Japanese strat Eagle's a blues guitar a bit nastier. It sounded end, classic, brilliant. I hesitated between Texas Special pickups and Van Zandt blues…