"If you\u2019re a serious traditional Strat player, you probably won\u2019t want to know about pickups with side-by-side coils. But if you\u2019re the player who\u2019s up for something more modern with no 60-cycle hum, string drop-outs or sustain-killing magnet pull, DiMarzio designed The Cruiser for you. Harmonic overtones are right where you expect them to be from a \u201Ctrue\u201D single-coil, and the mid-range is open and vocal-sounding. It\u2019s hotter than the traditional single-coil, and the bass strings have a bit more chunk; this is an excellent pickup to combine with medium-output humbuckers, and it maintains its tonal identity with high-gain amps and multiple effects.\n\nThe obvious question about The Cruiser is \u201CHow does it compare to a single-coil sound?\u201D DiMarzio's feeling is that the unwound strings are very close, and the wound strings are a little fatter-sounding than a true single-coil. This is really effective for getting open-sounding chords, because high and low strings sound more spread out from each other. Having a total magnet pull that's about 40% less than standard single-coils also means The Cruiser can be adjusted much closer to the strings for more power than stock pickups can achieve."@en . "Injector Neck"@en . . "12.81"^^ . "The Chopper"@en . "DP713"@en . "330.0"^^ . "Virtual Vintage 2.2"@en . "120.0"^^ . . "8.53"^^ . "D Activator 8 Neck"@en . "Alnico 5"@en . "Virtual PAF Bridge"@en . "13.04"^^ . "DP793"@en . "IHWK1BKL / IHWK3BKL Ibanez part numbers"@en . "Single coil pickup introduced in 1994. Common pickup for Ibanez Prestige and J Custom models, usually as mid pickup with a DiMarzio Air Norton and DiMarzio Tone Zone . Was discontinued by DiMarzio in 2009, replaced by DiMarzio True Velvet."@en . "DP258"@en . "7.22"^^ . "Bridge humbucker introduced in 2007. Balanced sound with high output."@en . "Fusion Edge"@en . . "375.0"^^ . "DP423"@en . "Designed for Steve Vai. The flavor of The Gravity Storm Neck model is sweet and warm, but the texture has an edge to it. It has the depth of a humbucker with some of the bite of a single-coil.\n\nIt has a throaty quality that sounds like a cross between a humbucker and a single-coil."@en . "The sound of a Norton\u00AE is right between [[#FRED"@en . "12.54"^^ . . "The Virtual Vintage 2.2 is a great neck and middle pickup itself for a brighter-sounding guitar with a swamp ash body and maple neck. It was designed to work with 250K controls. At the same distance from the strings as you'd normally adjust a pickup with full-strength Alnico 5 magnets, the 2.2 has the same power as a pickup from the early 60s. However, because it uses Alnico 2 magnets with about 40% less pull, you can increase the power by adjusting the 2.2 closer to the strings without affecting string vibration or intonation.\n\nThis model has been discontinued. DiMarzio recommends the [[#Area 61"@en . . "Mid"@en . "17.31"^^ . . "12.62"^^ . "DP714"@en . "14.23"^^ . "DP221"@en . "180.0"^^ . "DiMarzio"@en . "FRED"@en . "325.0"^^ . "470.0"^^ . "Bridge bar humbucker introduced in 2008. Powerful wide open sound with strong lows and mids; slightly lower output than the classic DiMarzio X2N."@en . "The Red Velvet has a bottom-loaded Power Plate\u2122, a custom coil winding and the magnet stagger of the [[#True Velvet"@en . "DP188"@en . "250.0"^^ . "Bridge"@en . "All positions"@en . "FS1"@en . "The Injector is a signature pickup produced by DiMarzio for Paul Gilbert.\n\nThe Injector bridge model is one of DiMarzio's hottest hum-canceling models with six individual Alnico magnets. The sound is not like a vintage single-coil: highs are bright but not glassy, and lows are solid and defined. It was designed to work equally well with rapid single-note arpeggios and power chords without becoming muddy or compressed. It has about 40% less magnet-pull than standard single-coils, and this is essential for the superior speed and dynamic range with which this pickup responds to pick attack."@en . "Seven-string version of the DiMarzio D Activator. Introduced in 2007."@en . "D Activator 8 Bridge"@en . "230.0"^^ . "Alnico"@en . "PAF Pro"@en . "Single coil pickup introduced in 2008 and replaced the DiMarzio Blue Velvet as main DiMarzio mid pickup used for Ibanez guitar models.\n\nThe True Velvet was designed to produce a clean, bright tone while also allowing the high strings to sound sweet above the 12th fret. It achieves this by tuning to a frequency range that is bright but not thin as well as configuring the magnet stagger to enhance string balance."@en . "DP191"@en . "142.0"^^ . "DP186"@en . "DP755"@en . "305.0"^^ . "Bridge, neck or middle"@en . . "DP151"@en . "DP215"@en . "DP268F"@en . "15.9"^^ . "Bridge bar humbucker introduced in 2008. Powerful wide open sound; designed to produce a highly focussed attack centered on the upper mid range."@en . "11.4"^^ . "18.21"^^ . "Designed for Steve Vai. Steve described the sound he wanted from his new Gravity Storm Bridge Model pickup as \u201Ca thundering cloud of ice cream\u201D.\n\nThe Gravity Storm tone is about depth and warm highs and mids. It's very much a plug and play pickup \u2014 it doesn't require a lot of tweaking to get a great sound. Because the highs are very fat, it's possible to increase treble response on your amp without losing tone and sustain on the high frets."@en . "280.0"^^ . . "Evolution Bridge"@en . "The Tone Zone 7"@en . "10.38"^^ . . "140.0"^^ . "High output single-coil pickup with a modern sound emphasizing balance and smoothness with a slight softness on the top end.\n\nIt has a satin nickel cover."@en . "PAF 36th Anniversary Bridge"@en . "Single coil, 7-string pickup designed to match the Blaze humbuckers in split mode. Bright and even sounding with both lows and highs which are bright and clean. A slightly different model, called \"DiMarzio Blaze II\" is found on Steve Vai's UV7."@en . "DP193"@en . "DP160"@en . "DP259"@en . "Neck"@en . "KIKO"@en . "Dark Matter 2 Middle"@en . . "DP103"@en . "Pro Track"@en . "DP110"@en . "A seven-string version of the original [[#Titan"@en . "9.76"^^ . . "10.37"^^ . "The Injector is a signature pickup produced by DiMarzio for Paul Gilbert.\n\nThe Injector neck model has a modern rather than a vintage sound. It\u2019s warmer and louder than a typical vintage single-coil and \u2014 of course \u2014 it\u2019s hum-canceling. It\u2019s also faster. The Injector neck model tracks high-speed solos at high gain without becoming either thin or muddy, and has a very full, well-balanced, clean sound. It has about 40% less magnet-pull than standard single-coils, and this is essential for the superior speed and dynamic range with which this pickup responds to pick attack."@en . "The Tone Zone"@en . "404.0"^^ . "8.6"^^ . "The PAF Master Bridge is a pickup that is quiet, bright, and very dynamic. It reacts to playing, and sounds good when playing more than one note at the same time. Picked hard, it has a beautiful, snarly, thick, rockin\u2019 tone. While it's not a loud pickup, it feels hot because of its fast and aggressive response to pick attack."@en . "This pickup is punchy and fat sounding, yet can handle multiple layers of effects without getting muddy. It has a balanced blend of highs, mids, and lows, and also works well for smooth, overdriven solos.\n\nIt was created for Jake Bowen who says, \u201CWhen I switch to leads, I go to the neck pickup which gives me more rounded notes and more attack. I also go to the neck pickup for cleans, depending on what my needs are\u201D."@en . "2016"^^ . "6.43"^^ . . "ISCV1"@en . "9.19"^^ . "201.0"^^ . "Seven-string pickup designed for the Universe series. Warm but not too fat with scooped out mids to prevent muddiness. A slightly different model, called \"DiMarzio Blaze II\" is found on Steve Vai's UV7."@en . "Blaze Bridge"@en . "14.51"^^ . "8.26"^^ . "DiMarzio is an American company that specializes in producing a wide range of guitar pickups. The models listed here are factory-installed on Ibanez guitars. This list does not represent the full range of DiMarzio pickups."@en . "DP701"@en . "340.0"^^ . "2000"^^ . "Breed Middle"@en . "DP266F"@en . "2001"^^ . "8.56"^^ . "2006"^^ . "No details or specs are known about these pickups. They are custom-built for Kiko Loureiro's signature guitars.\n\nDiMarzio says that the closest production model to the KIKO single-coil is the Red Velvet."@en . "DiMarzio Ionizer 8 TAM100.jpg"@en . "2008"^^ . "D Activator Neck"@en . "Introduced in 2004, specially designed for Steve Vai. Comparable to the Evolution Bridge with similar tone but with less output. Used for the 2010 JEM77 FP2."@en . "2013"^^ . "DP190"@en . . "20.75"^^ . "1990"^^ . "DP224"@en . "1991"^^ . "Neck or middle"@en . "16.5"^^ . "1994"^^ . "1995"^^ . . "Eight-string version of the classic PAF pickups, introduced in 2012.\n\nThe 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."@en . "1997"^^ . "Single coil pickup used as the middle pickup between two humbuckers on some Ibanez guitar models.\n\nThis model has been discontinued and little information is available about it's specifications."@en . "Dark Matter 2 Bridge"@en . "DP170"@en . "DP419"@en . "The Tone Zone 7 is not merely an adaptation of the original Tone Zone, but a new design from the ground up for 7-string guitars. It incorporates lower magnet-pull and coils specifically calibrated to reproduce the full impact of the low \u201CB\u201D string without any loss of tone quality or fidelity.\n\nIbanez generally pairs the Tone Zone 7 with an [[#Air Norton 7"@en . "The outstanding characteristics of the AT-1 are balance, warmth, and clarity. It achieves this blend with the same patented technology as the PAF 36th Anniversary, but the sound is hotter and the focus is rock.\n\nThe AT-1 is a custom pickup designed for Andy Timmons."@en . "200.0"^^ . "Breed Bridge"@en . "Titan 7 Neck"@en . "Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2"@en . "124.0"^^ . "VS-1"@en . . . "DP150"@en . "D Activator Bridge"@en . "DP219"@en . . "DP819"@en . "Virtual PAF Neck"@en . "Neck / Bridge"@en . "Seven-string version of the DiMarzio D Activator. Introduced in 2011."@en . "1960.0"^^ . "The Breed neck offers a fat, classic humbucker sound. It gives a tone which is a bit fatter and louder than the [[#PAF Pro"@en . "260.0"^^ . . . "12.58"^^ . "DP425"@en . "Titan 7 Bridge"@en . "13.46"^^ . "Double Whammy"@en . . "Neck/ bridge"@en . "DP184"@en . "ICSK2BKL Ibanez part number"@en . "DP719"@en . "DP222"@en . "6.08"^^ . "450.0"^^ . "DP156"@en . "The last few years have seen Joe develop a new signature tube amp and start using heavier-gauge strings more often. Both developments emphasized the importance of the Mo\u2019 Joe\u2122 having a high degree of string separation without sounding sterile or processed. We got this by slightly increasing the distance between the center frequencies that the coils are tuned to, without increasing DC resistance. The result is a pickup that\u2019s both hotter and more articulate."@en . . "4"^^ . "Bright and clean neck pickup, introduced in 1992."@en . "2"^^ . . "DP197/ 197F"@en . . "7.33"^^ . "The PAF Master Neck has a great balance of full, richness with a throaty tone but it\u2019s not too fat and notes still come through nice and clear, with beautiful smooth and creamy highs. It has just the right amount of windings to allow the pickup to sing, sustain and still be articulate."@en . "This pickup is not available separately from DiMarzio, nor is it listed on DiMarzio's website. As such, specifics of its construction and specifications are difficult to find."@en . "DP165"@en . "Mo' Joe"@en . "DP166"@en . "Louder, smoother and fatter-sounding single coil pickup introduced in 1974. Used for various PGM models as mid pickup combined with two humbuckers."@en . . "Area 61"@en . "7.02"^^ . "290.0"^^ . "Twin-blade, hum-cancelling single coil introduced in 1996. Found in the neck position on the JS2400."@en . "PAF Joe"@en . "This pickup is bright where it needs to be \u2014 on the low end. The highs are warmer, and it has a distinctive voice that doesn\u2019t get lost, even in a dense, three-guitar mix.\n\nIt was created for Jake Bowen who wanted a tight bridge pickup that also has good dynamics for right-hand playing yet still keeps the aggressiveness and mid-range that Bowen\u2019s music calls for. The Titan is at home with both standard and dropped tunings. Additionally, Jake shares that \u201Cit\u2019s a very tight, aggressive palm-muted sound when I do palm-muting strokes but \u00AD\u2014 when I play open chords \u2014 everything rings out very nicely\u201D."@en . . "11.41"^^ . "DP161"@en . "Classic single coil, produced exclusively for Ibanez, used for DiMarzio PAF Pro-equipped JEM models and some PGM models as mid pickup."@en . "160.0"^^ . "Norton"@en . "Evolution Neck"@en . "All"@en . "PAF 7"@en . "5.86"^^ . "True Velvet Middle"@en . "92"^^ . "300.0"^^ . "DP216"@en . "DP410"@en . "8.52"^^ . "JPM100, RG652K, many others"@en . "Air Norton"@en . "7.7"^^ . "11.07"^^ . "Alnico 2"@en . "285.0"^^ . . . "JEM Single"@en . "9.94"^^ . "Specially designed for Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM models, introduced in 1993. Dual-resonance configuration to reproduce more harmonic overtones than conventional humbucking pickups."@en . "Evolution Mid"@en . "Similar to the DiMarzio PAF Pro with added mid-range, introduced in 1989. Used by Joe Satriani in bridge position for his JS signature guitar models."@en . "Open sound with a lot of presence, introduced in 1986. It's used in a variety of Signature series and Prestige line guitars."@en . "Blaze Neck"@en . "The PAF Joe is a pickup DiMarzio developed for Joe Satriani. Satriani wanted a neck position humbucker that combined the best qualities of the [[#PAF Pro"@en . . "PAF 36th Anniversary Neck"@en . "DP196/ 196F"@en . "DP260"@en . "DiMarzio Ionizer 8 pickups on the TAM100"@en . . "Area 67"@en . "7.66"^^ . "Dark Matter 2 Neck"@en . "250"^^ . "DP859"@en . "Satch Track"@en . "8.62"^^ . "Air Classic"@en . "272.0"^^ . "D Activator-X Neck"@en . "7.31"^^ . "11.35"^^ . "High output humbucking pickup that blends clarity and warmth while avoiding both mud and shrillness.\n\nIt features a laser-cut pickup cover with interlocking gear patterns."@en . . "Neck/Bridge"@en . "ISCV2"@en . "Injector Bridge"@en . "206.0"^^ . "270.0"^^ . "Blaze Middle"@en . "15.8"^^ . "385.0"^^ . "DP702"@en . "352.0"^^ . . "Breed Neck"@en . "Titan Neck"@en . "130.0"^^ . "185.0"^^ . "In pursuit of the perfect Iron Label pickup, Ibanez collaborated with DiMarzio\u00AE to develop Fusion Edge, a series of pickups dedicated to the fullest expression of Iron Label\u2019s sonic character. Six, seven and eight stringed instruments each have their own requirements and each Fusion Edge pickup model is built to excel in that instrument\u2019s range.\n\nThe Fusion Edge pickup series was designed to produce a modern, progressive metal sound, with clarity, power and velocity. The neck and bridge pickups are calibrated in terms of both output and tone quality to work together as well as produce distinctive individual voices. Although all of the pickups were designed for the same purpose, they are not modifications of one design. Six, seven and eight string guitars have different performance characteristics, and the pickups for these guitars were designed individually for best performance in the individual instruments."@en . "D Activator-X Bridge"@en . "8.29"^^ . "DP759"@en . "DP252"@en . "5.89"^^ . "Evo 2 Bridge"@en . "Neck, bridge"@en . "Middle"@en . "The Double Whammy offers a heavy on the mid-range crunch.\n\nIt has been discontinued by DiMarzio but the [[#Tone Zone"@en . . "DP422"@en . . "AT-1"@en . "Warm, open-sounding pickup. The tone is deep and warm, but not muddy. It\u2019s hot, but not distorted. It\u2019s even got cool harmonics, which are really unusual for a neck humbucker. The patented Air Norton\u2122 magnetic structure reduces string-pull, so sustain is improved; and pick attack and dynamics are tremendously controllable and expressive.\n\nThis pickup is relatively common on Ibanez Prestige and J Custom models; usually installed in the neck position combined with [[#The Tone Zone"@en . "380.0"^^ . "The Breed bridge is not as hot as the [[#Evolution"@en . "Titan Bridge"@en . "500.0"^^ . "DP155"@en . "DP220"@en . . "7.37"^^ . "DP820"@en . "Neck humbucker introduced in 2007. Trebly with high output."@en . "8.34"^^ . "Red Velvet"@en . "245.0"^^ . "7.23"^^ . "D Activator 7 Neck"@en . "PAF Master Neck"@en . "10.8"^^ . "parts"@en . "High output humbucking pickup developed with Steve Vai specifically for the JEM Woody. It offers a more organic tone with softer highs and less raw power compared to earlier Vai-influenced models.\n\nIt features a laser-cut pickup cover with interlocking gear patterns."@en . "The Tone Zone is hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but it has a wider dynamic range \u2014 hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. It\u2019s got tremendous bass and low-mid response to reinforce the bottom end and make the overall sound bigger.\n\nThe Tone Zone is a common pickup for Ibanez Prestige and J Custom models. It is generally used in the bridge position combined with DiMarzio Air Norton in the neck position."@en . . . "High output pickup with a broad range of frequencies, introduced in 1995. Found in the neck position on the RG2680 and the RG2680M."@en . "50.0"^^ . "Ceramic"@en . "DP720"@en . "320.0"^^ . "6.98"^^ . "DiMarzio pickups"@en . "170.0"^^ . "460.0"^^ . "6.32"^^ . "DP213"@en . "15.19"^^ . "DP267F"@en . "10.39"^^ . "11.48"^^ . "Gravity Storm Neck"@en . "DP174"@en . "D Activator 7 Bridge"@en . "226.0"^^ . "294.0"^^ . "PAF Master Bridge"@en . "418.0"^^ . . "10.09"^^ . "In the neck position, the sound is warm and well-defined \u2014 equally useful with clean or overdriven amps. In the bridge position, the sound is very solid and harmonically rich. In overdrive mode, it has a very distinctive voice that has both vintage and modern qualities.\n\nIbanez generally uses this pickup in the neck position, paired with a [[#Tone Zone 7"@en . "Vintage output humbucking neck pickup introduced in 1995."@en . . "11.29"^^ . "6.21"^^ . "12.56"^^ . . "PAF 8"@en . "DP175S"@en . . "DP153"@en . "Humbucker From Hell"@en . . "DP416"@en . "Gravity Storm Bridge"@en . . "DP159"@en . "220.0"^^ . "Air Norton 7"@en . "275.0"^^ . "Seven-string version of the classic PAF pickups, introduced in 2000. Used for the Ibanez K7 and APEX series."@en . "Neck/ Bridge"@en . "7.96"^^ . . "Steve's Special"@en . "Seven-string humbucker inspired by the [[#Steve's Special"@en . "60.0"^^ . "Specially designed for Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM models, introduced in 1993."@en . "DP108"@en . "415.0"^^ . "Not much is known about these pickups. They are custom-built for Kiko Loureiro's signature guitars. According to Loureiro they are based on the [[#PAF Pro"@en . "8.32"^^ . "The sound of The Chopper is a cross between a single-coil and a full-size humbucker, with more body than the single and more clarity than the humbucker. Excellent choice to fatten tone and increase power of Strat bridge position. More power is concentrated in the mids and low end for a bigger sound with more crunch. It features side-by-side coils and twin-blade construction, so there are no misaligned poles or string-pull problems."@en . . "DP158"@en . "DP700"@en . "DP197"@en . "DP261"@en . . . "If you\u2019ve heard the clich\u00E9 that Alnico 2 means warm, soft sound, prepare to be surprised. This is not a polite pickup, and the closer it\u2019s adjusted to the strings, the more raw it gets. In particular, the Alnico 2 magnetic field opens up all of the attack and definition of the low strings.\n\nThe Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 is a hot pickup with a strong attack in the bridge position, and its Alnico 2 magnets allow it to work very well in the neck position as well, for players who want a very warm, round sound."@en . "3.15"^^ . "13.84"^^ . "Blue Velvet"@en . "360.0"^^ . . . "Vintage output humbucking bridge pickup introduced in 1995"@en . "193.0"^^ . "RG8470Z, PGM90HAM, many others"@en . "The Satch Track\u2122 Neck bridges the gap between classic humbucker and single-coil performance. It tracks pick attack and string vibration quickly and accurately like a single-coil, but the voicing is wider and stronger, like a humbucker. The highs are very warm, and clarity is created by keeping the mids and lows tight and focused."@en . "The Cruiser Neck"@en . . "DP223"@en . "17.86"^^ . "390.0"^^ . "9.16"^^ . "DiMarzio is an American company that specializes in producing a wide range of guitar pickups. The models listed here are factory-installed on Ibanez guitars. This list does not represent the full range of DiMarzio pickups."@en . "Neck/Mid/Bridge"@en . "8.4"^^ . "13.34"^^ .