Description
The Tone Zone DP155 was built to fix a specific problem: thin, buzzy-sounding bridge pickups that turn your guitar into a giant mosquito. Instead, you get a big, muscular low end and low-mid punch that fills out the whole mix, with single notes that retain real depth and chords that sound enormous rather than harsh.
Don’t mistake it for a one-trick, all-gain pickup, though. Thanks to DiMarzio’s patented dual-resonance coil design, the Tone Zone pulls more overtone content than you’d expect from a pickup this fat-sounding, and its dynamic range is wide enough to reward pick technique — hammer the strings for maximum output, or back off for a cleaner, quieter response. Split it via the 4-conductor wiring and you get a genuinely usable single-coil tone as a bonus.
Alnico 5 magnets and 17.31 Kohm DC resistance put out a healthy 375mV, squarely in high-output territory, but the wider dynamic window keeps it from feeling one-dimensional. It’s designed for the bridge position in solid body guitars, and pairs especially well with an Air Norton, PAF Joe, or PAF Pro in the neck. Also worth exploring in the neck slot: Air Classic, Air Zone, PAF Pro, and FRED, or higher-output single-coil replacements like The Cruiser and Fast Track 1.
- Wiring: 4 Conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Output: 375 mV
- DC Resistance: 17.31 Kohm
- Year of Introduction: 1991
- Patent: 4501185
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