Description
DiMarzio built the D Activator Bridge to solve a specific problem: players wanted the aggressive, hard-hitting attack of an active pickup, but without the flat, lifeless compression that often comes with it. The result is a passive design with a ceramic magnet and 4-conductor wiring that hits the front end of your amp hard while keeping the harmonic complexity that active circuits tend to squash.
What makes the most sought-after active bridge pickups feel powerful usually isn’t raw output—it’s a tight, focused attack that slams into the amp. DiMarzio chased that same feel here, but kept it passive, so you get real dynamic headroom. Dig in and the signal won’t flatten out; back off your pick attack or roll down the volume knob and the tone cleans up naturally, the way a good passive pickup should.
The D Activator Bridge is paired with the D Activator Neck as a matched set—DiMarzio voiced them together from the start. The bridge model runs about 25% hotter than the neck, but output levels are balanced so switching pickups doesn’t give you an awkward volume drop, a common headache with active pickup sets. No batteries required, ever.
Since this is a passive pickup, use it with pots rated at least 250Kohm. 500K is the go-to standard value for most setups, and if you’re running long cable lengths, a 1Megohm tone control will serve you better.
- Wiring: 4-Conductor
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Output: 470mV
- DC Resistance: 11.41 Kohm
- Year Introduced: 2007
- Patent: 4501185
- Spacing: F-Spaced
- Finish: Black
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