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Tech Talk: The most instantly obvious quality of the Area T ... Read more

Tech Talk: The most instantly obvious quality of the Area T bridge model is dynamics. The Area T tracks changes in pick attack and volume, and it does it instantly. Its also very sensitive to string distance. The volume is very high when the pickup is close to the strings, but can be adjusted much lower by backing the Area T away. String pull is not a problem with the Alnico 2 magnets that are standard on the Area T. FEATURES 4 Conductor Wiring Alnico 2 Output 175mV DC Resistance 7.5k Minimize

The Blaze Bridge Model has a very distinct clean overdrive ... Read more

The Blaze Bridge Model has a very distinct clean overdrive sound. The Blaze Custom Bridge was built for 7-string players who prefer a hotter bridge pickup with more mid-range. Because more power is focused in the middle of the guitars range, the Blaze Custom Bridge will overdrive an amp more easily and the sound will be fatter. We still don't want the seventh string to get muddy, so we used our dual-resonance design to add some crispness to the low end. You'll get more attack and hotter harmonic overtones, too. Recommended For: Bridge position. Tech Talk: This is designed to be a soloists' pickup. We brought the power up a little from the Blaze bridge model, rounded the high end off and increased the mids. We did this with fully-cranked amps and overdrive pedals in mind, but you can also get clean chord sounds with the four-conductor parallel and splitting options. Specifications: Wiring Standard four conductor Magnet Ceramic Output 410mV DC Resistance 16.00K 03K. Minimize

DiMarzio DP 103 PAF® 36th Anniversary Humbucker What makes ... Read more

DiMarzio DP 103 PAF® 36th Anniversary Humbucker What makes a great vintage humbucker? Tech Talk: There is no reference standard for the sound of a humbucker from the 1950s. All of them had variations in output and tone, and these differences could be quite large. Recently, we have focused our research on making pickups with warm highs and bright lows. This combination is only found in our favorite vintage humbuckers, and its really good for a pickup intended for both the neck and bridge positions. It allows the bass strings in the neck position to avoid muddiness, and the treble strings in the bridge position to be warm and not brittle. Specifications: Wiring Standard four conductor Magnet Alnico V Output 250mV DC Resistance 7.31K. REGULAR SPACED FOR GUITARS WITH FIXED BRIDGES. Minimize

PAF 8 DP859 The name says it all. This is the classic PAF® ... Read more

PAF 8 DP859 The name says it all. This is the classic PAF® sound adapted for 8-string guitars. Sweet highs, woody mids and clear lows make a great match with the power and broad frequency response of 8-strings, for a dynamic sound that works for all types of music. The extended frequency response of 8-string guitars works very well with a pickup that is neither very bright nor very bassy. The EQ of the PAF® 8 was specifically tuned to match this response. It has a sparkling clean sound, and maintains clarity and picking dynamics with a heavy, overdriven sound as well. Specifications Wiring: 4 Conductor Magnet: Ceramic Output mV: 260 DC Resistance: 8.00 Kohm Tone Guide Treble: 5 Mid: 5.5 Bass: 6 New list price is $139.00. ALL pick-ups are NEW unless other-wise specified. Minimize

CRUNCH LAB 7 STRING BRIDGE One thing has stayed consistent ... Read more

CRUNCH LAB 7 STRING BRIDGE One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petruccis long and successful career: the DiMarzio® pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the new DiMarzio® Crunch Lab 7 Bridge Model ensued from our most recent collaboration with John. He used it throughout Dream Theaters tenth studio album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings". John swears this is the best live and studio sound he has ever had, and the name says it all - "crunch" is what its all about with a big, tight sound thats neither muddy nor thin. Recommended For: Bridge Tech Talk: The Crunch Lab 7 is noteworthy (bad pun alert!) for what it doesnt do - its not a screamer, and its not about thundering lows. Its physical appearance is identical to the D Sonic 7, but the internal design is a lot different. Its louder, and the highs have more depth. The lows and mids are more open, and this is crucial for playing chords with body and presence through a g Minimize

Vintage® pickup series to produce a sound thats both clean ... Read more

Vintage® pickup series to produce a sound thats both clean and open on the low notes and warm and rounded on the highs. The PAF 7 comes with 4-conductor cables. Recommended For: All positions Tech Talk: It's a well-known fact that humbuckers from the 1950s employed Alnico 2, 3 or 5. DiMarzio found that by using a ceramic magnet in the PAF 7 they could achieve the same low magnet-pull as Alnico 2 or 3, with the power of Alnico 5. The ceramic magnet keeps the sound of the low strings bright and clean, and Virtual Vintage technology inside the coils is responsible for warm high notes and the playing feel of '50s humbuckers. Wiring: 4 Conductor Magnet: Ceramic Output: 220 DC Resistance: 8.14 Year of Introduction: 2000 Colors Available: * Black * Black/Creme Minimize

THIS IS A GRAY BLAZE 7 STRING NECK, MIDDLE & BRIDGE SET WIT ... Read more

THIS IS A GRAY BLAZE 7 STRING NECK, MIDDLE & BRIDGE SET WITH BLACK POLES BLAZE NECK This is the model originally designed for the neck position of the Ibanez® Universe. Output 280mV. DC Resistance 15.80K BLAZE MIDDLE Seven-string guitars are hard to amplify. Most players tune the seventh string to a low B (or even A), and it's a real trick to get a big, solid tone from the other strings without the seventh turning to mud. The Blaze single-coil is exceptionally tight, and is designed to be a match for the Blaze humbuckers in split mode. Both lows and highs are bright and clean. Specifications: Wiring Standard Two conductor Magnet Ceramic Output 200mV DC Resistance 14.1K. BLAZE BRIDGE Seven-string guitars are hard to amplify. Most players tune the seventh string to a low B (or even A), and it's a real trick to get a big, solid tone from the other strings without the seventh turning to mud. Blaze humbuckers solve the problem by tuning the two coils to different frequencies. Low notes are fat, and highs are bri Minimize