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DiMarzio DP189 Tone Zone S Humbucker Pickup

Tremendous mid-range and bass response.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           8 out of 10
Features:
           6 out of 10
Quality:
           8 out of 10
Value:
           10 out of 10
I Want It:
           7 out of 10
Sound:
           8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           10 out of 10
 
 

"Want the best of both worlds? Here it is!"

Overall:
          8 out of 10
Features:
          6 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          7 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.com
Submitted: 1/27/2008
Style of Music: Blues, Classic Rock, Rock, Metal, a lil bluegrass, etc.
Musical Experience: Active recording musician
Location: Charleston, WV

 

 
Feature:
Came with mounting screws. I wish they had packed some of the rubber hose that fender uses on the stock screws, as i kinda melted mine soldering(hand slipped.) the coil tapping feature is very nice, also series/parallel but i have not wired it that way (yet).

Value:
I think it was a great purchase altogether...my dealer even threw in a dpdt vol pot (500k) (you'll want one of those if you plan to use the 4-conductor wiring)

Desirability:
It's versatile, sexy as hell, and just right with the program.

Sound:
Responds very well to blues/bluesy rock playing, especially when mixed with middle pickup. retains the strat twang, just richens it and adds a little gain. pull the coil tap and you're back to your old single coil sound! I play a Peavey JSX Combo with a Sonic Stomp and a Tape Echo pedal, and I can do everything from Country to hard rock with it. This pickup is probably not suitable for metal.

Ease of Use:
My 2007 Mexi Strat is modified to have tone control on the bridge and neck pickups (very simple to change), and with a .022 cap on the bridge tone, it is very malleable and tone retention on volume swells is good.

Support:
Haven't needed it, except the catalog(which was very informative).

Overall:
I think I will own this pickup as long as I own the guitar it's attatched to. perhaps different pickups for the middle and neck (probably hotter single coils, for my tone) It put the @$$ in my strat, so I can switch between my V, Les Paul, and Strat all without adjusting my amp.

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