Description
Before the Super Distortion existed, there was no such thing as an aftermarket replacement pickup — you got what came stock in your guitar and that was that. DiMarzio changed the game in the early 1970s by building a humbucker with one job: drive a tube amp into screaming overdrive. Everything else in the high-output pickup world has been chasing this design ever since.
What makes it a classic isn’t just the gain, it’s the balance. You get thick, lofty midrange, low end with real weight, and highs that stay fat instead of turning brittle — so notes and chords punch through the mix rather than collapsing into mush. It’s an aggressive pickup that still knows how to sing on single notes.
This is the sound behind decades of platinum records, cranked by players as different as Ace Frehley, Al Di Meola, and Paul Gilbert — proof that raw output and musicality aren’t mutually exclusive.
- 4-conductor lead wire for series, split, and parallel wiring options
- F-spaced for accurate pole alignment on guitars with trem bridges
- White cover
If you’ve never plugged in an original high-output humbucker, this is the one that set the standard — and it still holds it.
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