Description
Built with Revocation’s Dave Davidson, the Imperium 7™ Neck Model was engineered for a player who refuses to be boxed into one style of metal. Davidson wanted a pickup that could handle blistering leads without turning to mud, but also stay articulate and musical when the gain gets dialed back — because he doesn’t always run distorted.
The result is a neck pickup with a smooth, almost liquid character that never loses definition. Low end stays full and controlled rather than boomy, while the top end rings out clear instead of harsh. That balance gives it real contrast against a bridge pickup during lead work, so solos have room to breathe against the rhythm tone.
Where this pickup really shows off is with harmonics and open voicings — Davidson himself notes that open chords layered with harmonics come through with a beautiful, sparkling quality. Despite the ceramic magnet, output sits in PAF territory, meaning Davidson leans on his amp for saturation rather than the pickup itself. That makes it equally at home ripping through fast runs or laying down cleaner jazz-influenced chords.
- Position: Neck
- Wiring: 4-conductor
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Output: 250 mV
- DC Resistance: 7.17 kOhm
- Introduced: 2016
- Patent: 5,908,998
Finished in black, this pickup is built for 7-string players who need range — from glassy clean tones to focused, high-gain lead work — without sacrificing clarity at either end.
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