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BluesbuckerTM
DP163/163F
And
now for something completely different: the Bluesbucker™
looks like a standard humbucker but sounds like a P-90. This means
any guitar with standard-size humbuckers can now have the sound
of P-90s, without altering the instrument and without noise. Patented
Virtual Vintage and Airbucker technology let the Bluesbucker™
"see" a narrow string window like a true single-coil,
making it extremely open and sensitive to playing dynamics. When
a pair of these pickups are on together, they achieve the open,
slightly hollow sound two single-coils produce. Splitting the
coils produces a sound similar to that of a Strat pickup, with
very little drop in output. The Bluesbucker™ is available
in all color combinations as well as with nickel or gold-plated
covers.
Recommended
For:
All positions
Tech
Talk:
The coil with the 6 adjustable slotted poles is the "hot"
coil. The coil with the solid poles is along for the ride to cancel
hum and look cool. Since one coil is doing most of the work, the
direction the Bluesbucker™ is installed makes an obvious
difference in the sound. When the hot coil is closest to the bridge,
the sound is brighter; towards the neck is warmer. Even though
the look is a little nontraditional, we like the sound of the
bridge pickup "backwards" (with the screw coil towards
the neck). With a Bluesbucker™ in the neck position with
the screw coil towards the bridge (also "backwards")
the combined sound is Tele-like. With the neck pickup in the more
traditional direction, the combination is like two P-90s.
Specifications:
Wiring 4 conductor
Magnet Ceramic
Output 224mV
DC Resistance 10.23K
Year of introduction 2001
Patent # 5,399,802 & 5,908,998
Fender, Stratocaster,
Strat, Telecaster, Tele, Precision Bass, P-Bass, Jazz Bass and
J-Bass are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instrument
Corp., with which DiMarzio, Inc. is not affiliated. Les Paul and
Les Paul Junior are registered trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp.,
with which DiMarzio, Inc. is not affiliated.
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