Description
1967 was the year the Strat single-coil defined itself: bright, glassy, and completely unforgiving of amp hum. The Area 67 bottles that exact tonal character — that airy top-end and those quacky, vocal in-between positions — but runs it through DiMarzio’s patented Area coil geometry to cancel hum outright. No noise gate, no compromise, just the clean vintage voice minus the buzz.
Where things get interesting is under the hood. Original late-60s Strat pickups leaned on full-power Alnico 5 magnets, but the Area 67’s more focused magnetic circuit lets DiMarzio drop down to Alnico 2 without losing an ounce of output. The payoff is a 40% reduction in string pull, which matters most in the neck and middle slots — less magnetic drag means strings ring out longer and hold pitch better, instead of getting choked by an overzealous magnet. Move to the bridge and that same technology gives you top-end sparkle that stays smooth rather than tipping into ice-pick territory.
Whether you’re chasing Hendrix-era chime for a single pickup swap or rewiring a whole set for hum-free vintage tone, the Area 67 is built to slot straight into a standard Strat-style pupset.
- Wiring: 4-conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 2
- Output: 120 mV
- DC Resistance: 5.86 kOhm
- Finish: White
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