DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo Single-Coil Pickup

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DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo Single-Coil Pickup, Main
DiMarzio DP420 Virtual Solo Single-Coil Pickup, Main
This pickup offers great pick attack and recognition. The harder you play, the more output you get; the softer you play, the clearer you sound.

DiMarzio has combined the best qualities of the Virtual Vintage Solo and Solo Pro - high output and a full, warm sound - and pushed these qualities even further. Treble response is smoother, the lows are tighter, and there is more pick attack. Play hard, and the sound jumps out of the amp. Play softer, and the sound becomes cleaner and quieter. And of course, there's no hum.

Tech Talk: The Virtual Vintage Solo and Solo Pro both have specific qualities DiMarzio liked a lot, but they felt the sound could be even bigger. Making the highs both fatter and louder without any loss of definition on the lows creates a bridge pickup that can sound both warm and intense, and the Virtual Solo performs equally well with clean and heavily overdriven amps.

Wiring: 4-Conductor

Magnet: AlNico 5

Output: 205

DC Resistance: 11.7

Tone Guide
Treble: 5.5

Mid: 7.5

Bass: 6.5

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 718-981-9286
Installation Instructions

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (5 ratings)
Submitted December 28, 2011 by a customer from aol.com

"Exactly what my guitar needed"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I would definetly replace it.
Sound
i play this pick-up on a strat it fits perfectly in the pickguard with no fuss. the wiring diagram included is a tad small so i downloaded the pdf from the internet which made seeing it much easier. I could have opted for a more complicated wiring set-up but just wanted to get it up and going. so I did the basic set up which was easy. With this pick up you can install a switch to split the coils. Might do that later. This pickup makes the guitar sound so Mark Knopfler it's amazing!! You will still be able to mix the pickups with your 5 position selector jus as before. Quiet as a humbucker? Oh yeah but no one is gonna know it's not a single coil unless you tell 'em
Manufacturer Support
Don't know havent needed any.
The Wow Factor
It looks like a single coil and fits right in.

Musical Background:

40+

Musical Style:

rock
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