Description
The Bluesbucker is DiMarzio’s answer to a classic dilemma: you want that raspy, dynamic P90 snarl, but your guitar’s routed for full-size humbuckers and you’re not touching a router. This F-spaced DP163F fits right into that cavity and, thanks to patented Virtual Vintage and Airbucker construction, actually “sees” a narrow string window like a true single-coil would. The result is a pickup that responds to pick attack and volume-knob nuance the way a P90 does, but stays dead quiet like a proper humbucker.
- Only one coil — the one with six adjustable slotted poles — does the tonal heavy lifting; the solid-pole coil is there purely for hum cancellation.
- Because of that lopsided design, orientation matters: hot coil toward the bridge brightens things up, hot coil toward the neck warms it out.
- Two Bluesbuckers together produce that open, slightly hollow quack of a two-single-coil setup.
- Coil-split it and you’re in Strat territory, with only a minor output dip.
- Flip the neck pickup’s hot coil toward the bridge for a Tele-ish blend, or keep it traditional for a dual-P90 vibe. DiMarzio includes specific wiring instructions to dial in whichever flavor you’re chasing.
Under the hood: a ceramic magnet, 4-conductor wiring for full split/series/parallel flexibility, 10.07 kOhm DC resistance, and 224mV output — enough grind for blues and classic rock without losing that single-coil openness. Introduced in 2001 and covered under patents 5,399,802 and 5,908,998, this is a proven design for players who want P90 character without hacking up their guitar.
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