Description
Standard humbuckers cancel hum by reading the string at two spots — but that same trick also cancels a chunk of your tone, smoothing things into that classic warm, slightly muted humbucker voice. DiMarzio flipped the equation with The Humbucker From Hell: less cancellation means more of the string’s actual character comes through, giving you a brighter, cleaner, almost glassy response that leans surprisingly close to single-coil territory while still packing roughly PAF-level output.
It was designed with the neck position in mind, and that’s where it really shows off. Drop it into a Les Paul-style neck slot and the pickup uncorks detail and clarity that conventional humbuckers tend to blur. In a bolt-on guitar, it takes on an almost acoustic openness — chords bloom, single notes ring with extra air, and the usual neck-pickup mud disappears.
As for that ominous name? Slap this into the bridge position with an amp that’s already bright and aggressive, and you’ll understand quickly. It’s not for the faint of heart back there — consider yourself warned.
This version is F-spaced for guitars with a Floyd Rose or trem bridge, keeping the pole pieces aligned under wider string spacing. Finished in black.
- Wiring: 4-conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Output: 226 mV
- DC Resistance: 5.89 kOhm
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