Description
The DiMarzio Imperium Bridge (DP272F) was built alongside Revocation’s Dave Davidson, a player whose style refuses to sit in one lane of metal. He needed a pickup that could handle sprawling, technical riffing without turning to mush under distortion, but that still sounded honest and musical when the gain was off entirely.
What you get is a medium-output ceramic humbucker with genuine dynamic range. Push your amp and it distorts heavily with the volume knob wide open, then cleans up progressively as you roll back — the kind of touch-sensitivity that rewards players who vary their pick attack rather than just stomping on a gain pedal. Complex chord voicings stay defined instead of collapsing into noise, and single notes cut through with clarity rather than harshness.
Davidson specifically wanted this pickup voiced to match the seven-string Imperium models, so switching between six- and seven-string guitars live doesn’t create a tonal gap. The bridge model ships in F-spacing only, built for guitars using a floating/Floyd-style trem spacing.
- Wiring: 4-conductor
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Output: 325 mV
- DC Resistance: 13.70 Kohm
- Year introduced: 2016
- Patent: 5908998
- Finish: Black
A solid pick for metal players who need clarity through gain, articulate cleans, and consistent tone across multi-string setups.
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