DiMarzio DP169 Virtual P-90 BK

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Soapbar Pickup

The two coils have different frequency ranges and different output powers. The tone and balance can be calibrated by adjusting the height of the polepieces.

  • Recommended for neck and bridge position
  • Slightly rougher character
  • The highs have more bite, the lows more growl
  • Colour: Black
Available since November 2007
Item number 139457
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Wiring 4-Conductor
Output Medium
Cover No
Colour Black
Position Bridge, Neck
1.533 kr
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ok tone - les paul made of birch
playingear 26.02.2019
i think this is a bit too bassy, even for my les paul made of birch (zoot suit model).
it is difficult to find the tone one wants. the pickup works and probably to some it is the right tone, but for me it is not. looking at other options i find it difficult to find a good replacemnt outwidth a filter tron style pickup - the variety of humbuckers that fit into a P90 slot is not great.

the sound just did not speak to me enough but that is personal. the pickup works and maybe it is the right one for you.

ideally one should be able to try this and then return if it does not work (i know in the USA that is the case with swapping with Dimarzio). i have had mine for about 1 year and still use it, but i will probably swap it in time in the quest for a tone that suits my needs more ...
PS: I use it in Parallel and Series (works well). I also experimented as a single coil and it was alright - I prefer Parallel and Series wirings due to Hum (which is the reason I swapped out the P90 in the first place)
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very nice!
Anonymous 03.07.2015
had a seymour duncan p90 which was great but sometimes too "thick sounding"
this has given me the option to still have that thick p90 sound without the overpowering qualities of a typical humbucker. Having the split coil also gives me more stratty tones akin to a single coil pickup, so very versatile!
Noiseless in p90 config, but not noiseless in single-coil wiring.
Buying a pickup without being able to try before you buy is a gamble but this was worth it. very pleased!
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Glow 14.03.2017
Vorneweg, es ist extrem schwierig, Sound zu beschreiben... Ich habe diesen Pickup gekauft, weil mich das single-coil-Brummen des verbauten P90 nervte. Verbaut ist dieser in der Hals-Position einer Fender Stratosonic (24,75"-Mensur, wraparound bridge, Mahagoni-Korpus). Dort liefert der Pickup einen asugewogenen, warmen Sound. Bei Crunch ist das einwandfrei, für clean fehlt mir ein wenig die Brillianz.

Der Einbau ist eigentlich recht einfach: wer löten kann und ein wenig das Funktionsprinzip der Verschaltung versteht, sollte mit der Verkabelung klar kommen. Der mechanische Einbau ist auch unproblematisch, zu berücksichtigen ist aber, dass die Anschraubpunkte im Korpus andere sind als bei Standard-P90. Die mitgelieferten Schrauben sind der einzige Kritikpunkt: diese sind aus eher minderwertigem Material, sodass der Kopf schnell ausleiert, wenn man zu fest dreht...
Ob das nun wie ein P90 nur ohne BRummen klingt fällt mir schwer zu beurteilen, da der direkte Vergleich nicht möglich ist. Ich würde sagen: ja, aber mit deutlicher Tendenz zum Humbucker-Sound.
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Excellent !
Raphaël F 09.04.2018
Un excellent micro que j'ai monté sur une SG spécial ferrari red des années 90 (bon défonce obligatoire pour se faire...) mais je ne regrette absolument pas mon choix !

Ce micro est excellent, un joli son bien rock'n roll, en clean c'est très chouette, en crunch ça blues dans tous les sens et même avec du gros gain ça reste joli ! J'ai enregistré 2 albums avec cette gratte et donc ce micro... je suis fan !
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