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The humbuckers listed on this page are those which we keep in stock but there are many others available and also there are different colour options. If you would like more detailed information on the Di Marzio range, please visit the manufacturers' website by clicking HERE. This will open their website in a new window.
We can obtain any pickup listed on the DiMarzio website, so if you can't find what you're looking for on our website then please contact us and we'll quote a price.

Evolution
DP158FBK (neck) and DP159FBK (bridge)

The Evolution® neck and bridge humbuckers are the result of two years of research to come up with the right sound for a very demanding player, Steve Vai. Both pickups are designed for maximum impact and power; the neck pickup is fat, punchy and loud while the bridge pickup is tight, aggressive and even louder! Both have DiMarzio's patented dual-resonance configuration to reproduce more harmonic overtones than conventional humbuckers. Evolution® pickups are not polite-sounding and they're not for the faint-hearted, but - if you've got the chops and a hot amp, your sound will burn. Evolution® pickups were originally designed with live gigs in mind, but they have so much presence and definition that they're great recording pickups too; they slice right through even the densest mix.

Classification = High power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £79.95

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DP158FBK (Neck position)

DP159FBK (Bridge position)

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ISCV2 Special
ISCV2 (Single Coil - Middle Position)

Question: So what's a single coil pickup doing on our Dimarzio Humbucker Page?
Answer: This pickup is specifically designed as the middle pickup to be used between the Evolution® neck and bridge humbuckers shown above.
This is the configuration made popular by Steve Vai: When the 5 way switch is in the 1 or 5 position you hear the neck or bridge humbucker. When played in the 2 or 4 position, the middle single coil combines in parallel with one coil of either humbucker to produce a distinctive tone with hum cancellation. The middle position gives a true single coil sound (without hum canceling).
For technical assistance and wiring, please visit the manufacturer's website, www.dimarzio.com

Please note that this pickup is especially designed for use in conjunction with humbuckers. It is not recommended for use as a "stand-alone" Strat® type single coil.

Price: £59.95

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D Activator
DP219FSP (neck) and DP220FSP (bridge)

The D Activator™ neck and bridge pickups were designed to eliminate the sterile edginess commonly associated with active pickups. The D Activators™ use coils tuned to different frequencies. The idea is to shift the resonant point of the pickup to the frequencies of the harmonics that you want to accentuate from the guitar.The D Activator™ bridge pickup is about 25% louder than the D Activator™ neck. Since both pickups were developed from the ground up as a set, it was possible to adjust the volume levels so they are balanced. That way when you switch from the neck to the bridge, you don’t hear a drop in volume, another common problem with active pickups.

Classification = High power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £69.95

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DP219FSP (Neck)

DP220FSP (Bridge)

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PAF Classic
DP194N (neck) and DP195FN (bridge)

Pickup covers are back! They protect pickups from damage and provide extra shielding against noise. There is one drawback: since all metal covers cause a loss of presence, some of the attack is gone. Using their patented Airbucker™ technology, Dimarzio created a pickup that sounds like the best humbuckers of the 50s without any compromise in sound. Like the Air Classic™, the tone is subtle and complex. The PAF Classic™ is wax dipped twice (the second time with the cover installed) to eliminate microphonic noise, and 4-conductor cable allows parallel and coil-splitting options.

Classification = Vintage output. Pole spacing between centres: bridge = 51.5mm. / neck = 48mm.

Price: £79.95

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DP194N (Neck)

DP195FN (Bridge)

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DP193FBK Air Norton
(Neck Position)

The Air Norton™ started out simply to be the Air Bucker™ version of the Norton®. DiMarzio thought it would make a distinctive sounding bridge pickup with high-gain amps, but soon discovered thatit's a radically neat neck pickup too. The tone is deep and warm but not muddy. It's hot but not distorted. It's even got cool harmonics which are really unusual for a neck humbucker. The patented Air Norton™ magnetic structure reduces the string pull, so sustain is improved - and pick attack and dynamics are tremendously controllable and expressive. Combine the Air Norton™ with an Air Zone™, Tone Zone™ or Steve's Special™ in the bridge position for a perfect blend of power and tone, or use the Air Norton™ in the bridge position with an Air Classic™ bridge model in the neck position for a distinctive medium-output blues-rock sound.

Classification = Medium power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £69.95

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DP155FBK The Tone Zone
(Bridge Position)

Have you ever heard a bridge pickup that made a guitar sound like a giant mosquito attack? If you've run into this problem then The Tone Zone® is the solution. It is hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but it has a wider dynamic range - hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. It's got tremendous bass and low-mid response to reinforce the bottom end and make the overall sound bigger. The highest single notes have depth and chords sound huge. Patented dual-resonance coils reproduce more overtones than you'd expect from such a fat sounding pickup. The Tone Zone® makes a great match with an Air Norton™, PAF Joe or PAF Pro®. Split coil mode will produce an excellent single coil sound too.

Classification = High power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £74.95

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DP192FBC Air Zone
(Mainly for Bridge Position)

The best way to describe the Air Zone™ is that it's a vintage version of the Tone Zone®. It's got the same low string-pull as our other Airbuckers™ for more sustain, plus it's got the big bass response and cool harmonics of the Tone Zone®. There's a little less power than the Tone Zone®, but more sensitivity and control. It's a great match for very hot amps, allowing the player to take full advantage of the amp's massive gain without turning the sound to mud or fuzzy noise. It's also a great neck pickup for jazz players who need to get the hollow-body archtop sound from a solid body, and it offers exceptionally good split and series-parallel capability.

Classification = Medium power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £69.95

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DP100FBK Super Distortion
(Mainly for Bridge Position)

This is the pickup that started it all. Many of the classic Rock guitar sounds of the '70s and '80s were produced by a Super Distortion® and a raging tube amp. But don't confuse classic with outdated. Diverse artists from Al DiMeola, Frank Gambale and Vinnie Moore to Metal veterans Iron Maiden and Ace Frehley have chosen the Super Distortion® as an integral part of their personal sound. With plenty of output and mid-boost to boot your amp into overdrive, Super Distortion® humbuckers put out a hot, thick tone with a tight bottom-end: a classic tone when plugged directly into the front-end of any high-gain tube amplifier. Used in the bridge position of a locking-trem equipped guitar, the Super Distortion® puts back low-end the tremolo can bleed off. It is primarily a bridge position pickup, although it can be used in the neck position with a relatively low-gain amp. Specifically designed for solid-bodies: hollow and semi-hollow guitars can be hard to control with warm, high output pickups.

Classification = High power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £74.95

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DP151FSP PAF Pro
(Neck or Bridge Position)

The PAF Pro® was created when chops-intensive playing was first starting to happen, and high-gain amps and rack systems were getting popular. A pickup was needed that combined a lot of presence and "cut" with an open-sounding PAF® vibe. The transparency of its sound lets the PAF Pro® slice through heavy processing, where darker-sounding pickups get lost in the mud of the effects chain. Low notes have both snap and chunk, and there is a spike in the mid-range that gives the pickup a subtle "aw" vowel sound, like a wah-wah pedal stopped in the middle. Treble response is tweaked, so high notes stand out without getting brittle. The PAF Pro® makes an outstanding neck pickup in almost any guitar, and it's an exceptional bridge pickup when high output isn't required.
A versatile pickup which is recommended for both neck and bridge positions in solid-body, semi-hollow and hollow body guitars.

Classification = Medium power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £74.95

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DP153FBK Fred
(Bridge Position)

Dimarzio designed FRED® to bump the mid-range of the PAF Pro® EQ up a notch, but in the process, something unusual happened. Harmonics that humbuckers usually don't reproduce started popping out, particularly with overdriven amps and distortion units. FRED® has about the same power as the PAF Pro®, but the unusual overtones create a sound with more crank and growl. Joe Satriani was the first player to discover and exploit these qualities, and it's been his main bridge pickup ever since. FRED® is really sensitive to changes in pick attack and control settings, and its distinctive tone makes a great recorded sound for both penetrating solos and tight rhythm tracks.

Classification = Medium power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £74.95

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The Breed
DP165FBK (neck) and DP166FBK (bridge)

If you've seen Steve Vai play in the last few years, you may have seen him playing an Ibanez® Jem guitar with the word "Pogo" taped on the face. Steve wanted one of his instruments to have a fat, classic humbucker sound to contrast with the hotter, screaming Evolution®-equipped guitars. These are the pickups DiMarzio developed for him. The neck pickup is a bit louder and fatter-sounding than the PAF Pro® pickups that Steve used on his earliest Jems. The bridge pickup is not as hot as the Evolution®, but it's got a warm and punchy mid-range coupled with a fat low end that rolls off before it can get muddy. Harmonics are easy to get, and the 4-conductor wiring coil enables cool "notch tone" coil-splitting.

Classification = High power (bridge), Medium power (neck).
Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £74.95

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DP165FBK (Neck)

DP166FBK (Bridge)

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DP216FBK Mo' Joe
(Bridge Position)

Joe Satriani has used the Fred® as his main bridge pickup for years. This year Joe asked for a hotter and bigger version to replace the Fred® in his new Ibanez guitars. The new model called the Mo’ Joe™ is all about tone and definition. It’s name says it all. It has more power than the Fred®, but it doesn’t sacrifice clarity or dynamics. Additionally, all the harmonics that made the Fred so good are all there ready to jump out at the touch a guitar pick. Having more output makes it a perfect match for the PAF Joe™ in the neck position. The combination delivers great versatility and control from rhythms to solos. Recommended For: Bridge position, solid and semi hollow body guitars

Classification = Medium power. Wiring = 4 conductor. Pole spacing between centres = 51.5mm.

Price: £74.95

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