FAQ

DiMarzio full-size humbuckers are available in two different spacings for better string-to-pole piece alignment. Guitar makers vary both their bridge and nut dimensions, and offshore production can also be different from USA versions.

Our F-spaced pickups have wider string spacing than our standard-spaced pickups. They’re typically used in the bridge position with a guitar having a Floyd Rose or Fender Tremolo-style bridge. However, they can also be used in the neck position some cases. DiMarzio recommends that you print out our printable String Spacing Template to make the best choice for your guitar.

The X2N® and D Activator-X™ have solid bar polepieces that work in both normal and F-spaced applications, so these models have "universal" spacing.  All 7-string humbuckers are available F-spaced only. All Parker Fly replacement pickups are F-spaced only.

All of our single-coil-sized pickups are designed for F-spaced applications.

To find color availability please go to the PICKUP link at the top of the page and select the model you are interested in. All of the available colors for that particular pickup will be listed under Color Options.

Full-sized humbuckers with visible coils have a permanent, molded-in color that can not be changed. Most pickups for Strat and Tele replacement have replaceable covers that come in a variety of colors available here. Most other models have non-replaceable covers.

Unless otherwise noted, the standard color for all full-sized Humbuckers, Soap Bars, Tele, Bass and Acoustic pickups is black. The standard color for all Strat replacement pickups is white. The standard finish on pickups with metal covers is polished nickel.

The List Price for DiMarzio® full-size humbuckers applies to black, cream and black/cream only. All other colors and color combinations on full-size humbuckers have a $10 higher List Price. Dealer prices may vary.

Generally, orders for pickups in colors take an extra day or two to leave our factory. As of 2020-2021, lead times may be further extended due to COVID-19.

Colors that are not listed here are not available from DiMarzio® at all.

Yes, but be sure to specify which color goes toward the neck and which goes toward the bridge.

Select the Pickups link at the top of this page and navigate to the model that you want. Scroll down to the Color Options section. If metal covers are listed in Color Options, then you can get this model with a factory-installed metal cover.

DiMarzio humbuckers with 12 polepieces in standard or F-spacing are available with a metal cover in polished nickel, satin nickel, buffed unplated nickel-silver or matte black for an additional charge of $23 List Price, or polished gold or satin gold for an additional $33 List. DiMarzio PAF®-style humbuckers are also available in a vintage worn nickel cover for $33 additional List Price, or in vintage worn gold for $43 additional List Price.

7-string humbuckers with 14 polepieces are also available with a metal cover in polished nickel, satin nickel, buffed unplated nickel-silver, or matte black for an additional charge of $35 List Price, or polished gold or satin gold for an additional $45 List. 

Other models, such as models with solid bar polepieces, are not available from our factory in a metal cover and are not designed for use with a metal cover.

All magnetic pickups produce a clean signal with no distortion. Distortion is produced either in the amplifier or in effects pedals or rack effects. When a pickup is said to produce distortion, it indicates a pickup with high output, which more easily drives amplifiers into distortion. An amplifier with a totally clean channel or clean setting may not distort at all, even with a high output pickup.

Airbuckers are full-sized humbuckers that contain a gap or space between the magnet and the polepieces. The distance is quite small, and may be filled with nothing but air or by some non-magnetic material. The purpose of the gap is to lessen the magnetic field over the pickup, which in turn lets the string vibrate more freely. This results in a purer, more open sound and improved sustain.

The other purpose of the “air” design is to reliably reproduce the performance of vintage humbuckers (1950s and 60s), many of which contain magnets weakened by age and mishandling. Weakened or "aged" magnets are inherently unstable, and therefore cause unpredictable performance. Airbuckers utilize stable, full-strength magnets, yet the magnetic field is the same as produced by an "aged" magnet, thus offering the performance advantage without the unpredictability.

Terms like "neck" and "bridge" models aren't meant to be rules. The only rule that's good to follow is to not put a pickup in the neck position that's louder than the bridge pickup. String vibration is stronger at the neck position, so it may be difficult or impossible to balance neck and bridge pickups if the neck pickup is louder than the bridge pickup.

It's also true that using a high-output or "distortion" pickup with the lead channel of a very high-gain amp may create an extremely distorted sound, to the point where individual notes have reduced definition and chords blur together. The best way to reduce the amount of distortion in this situation is by lowering your amp's preamp volume or first gain control.

Humbucking pickups are designed to reduce low-frequency hum from the power lines at 50 - 60 hertz. However, there are often rooms with sources of noise at higher audio frequencies. This “hash” can be distinguished from “hum” by noting that it changes when you adjust your tone control, while line frequency “hum” hardly changes at all. Humbucking pickups do not completely eliminate this high frequency noise.

If the bridge or tailpiece of your instrument is grounded, most of this noise disappears when either hand is touching the strings or the bridge, so it shouldn't cause serious problems in most playing situations. You can further reduce the noise by shielding the control compartment and shortening excess wire in the compartment, although our experience is that the improvement is relatively small.

When two pickups are out of phase with each other, there is significant signal cancellation across the guitar’s entire frequency range. This results in a hollow sound and a drop in output. However, two pickups are never either completely in or out of phase, because they are located under different parts of the string, and are therefore cancelling different frequencies. The specific distance between the 2 pickups and the specific pickup models will affect how much cancellation occurs. The out-of-phase output drop is most apparent with a dead-clean amp setting. Overdriven amps tend to compress, which levels out differences in output, so the drop isn’t as obvious.

No. DC resistance is not a direct indicator of tone or output. DiMarzio uses Resistance measurements to verify that a pickup is wound to the correct specification based on the type and length (number of turns) of magnetic wire used in a pickup’s design.

Our Output (mV) is a better representation of a pickup’s relative loudness compared to other DiMarzio pickups.

Our EQ chart, along with the description, provides a better representation of the tonal response.

All DiMarzio® pickups are passive and do not require a battery.

All DiMarzio® pickups, with the exception of the PAF® 59 Neck and PAF® 59 Bridge, are wax potted.

We recommend that you contact your national DiMarzio® distributor (where available) directly for more information. To do this, please visit http://www.dimarzio.com/distributors and select your country from the dropdown menu. If no distributor is shown for your country, or your country is not listed, please contact us directly for buying options.

All of our true single-coil pickups are available with reversed polarity and connections at no additional charge.

Yes, we can make the magnets all the same height as a special order.

For most pickup models, you can use standard pickups in a left-handed guitar or bass. For the models where it makes a difference, you can get a special left-handed version at no extra charge. Those models are True Velvet™, True Velvet Bridge™, Red Velvet™, HS-4™, all Virtual Vintage® and Area Strat replacement models, Injector™ neck and bridge, Area T™ neck model.

Sorry, we do not.

We can do alternate polepiece colors on some models that have adjustable polepieces. Please call or email with your specific request. There is an extra charge of $15 List Price for alternate polepiece colors when available. Dealer prices may vary.

At this time we do not do custom winding or hardware. However, you may not be familiar with some of our older models that are no longer listed, and one of these models may be just what you need. Please call or email our technicians for advice.

Several of our 6-string models are available in 7-string versions of the same name. Additionally, our Blaze™ neck model is very similar to an Evolution® neck model, and our Blaze™ bridge model is very similar to a Steve’s Special™. All 7-string models that we presently offer are listed on the 7-String pickup page; we are unable to make custom 7-string versions of any other 6-string pickups at this time.

Generally, orders for pickups in standard colors leave our factory within three days of order submission (and often faster than that). Items in non-standard colors or configurations may take up to five business days to leave our factory depending on production demand. As of 2020-2021, lead times may be further extended due to COVID-19.

Orders are fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis, and larger orders may require additional lead times. Please contact us for further information on turnaround times if you require an item within a specific time frame.

Many of our 6-string, 7-string, and 8-string full-size humbuckers are available for order with a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) base that features a 5-pin connector which mates with an included 4-conductor cable and makes our pickups truly plug-and-play. There is an extra charge of $10 List Price for this type of base, and these pickups may be ordered new by calling or emailing us directly. However, existing pickups with standard bases cannot be retrofitted with a PCB base and plug-in connector after purchase.

Additionally, all Strat®- and Tele®-style railed pickups (those with two rail-style pole pieces rather than 6 individual magnets) come with a PCB base and plug-in connector by default. Metal-covered P Bass pickups (Vintage P™, Relentless™ Middle and Relentless P™) also come with PCB bases and plug-in connectors.

Please note that guitars must be wired to accommodate this type of plug-and-play connection; for assistance with this or to ensure your guitar is properly configured before ordering, please contact tech support at 718-816-8112 or [email protected].

PCB bases with plug-in connectors are NOT currently available on the following types of pickups:

1) Minibuckers, soapbar-style pickups, single coil pickups, bass pickups, or acoustic pickups
2) Humbuckers with vintage 1-conductor wiring

1) In the early 1990s, DiMarzio designed both the neck and bridge pickups for the (now discontinued) famous Van Halen Music Man signature guitar. This was the first ground up guitar design that Van Halen made. (See DiMarzio Remembering Van Halen)

These exact pickups are still available and limited to the USA made Music Man Axis guitar. None of the overseas-built versions of the Music Man Axis guitars have these DiMarzio pickups.

The closest sounding pickups that DiMarzio offers to the Van Halen set are the Air Norton™ for the neck position and either the The Tone Zone^® or the DiMarzio^® AT-1™ for the bridge position.

2) The reddish color neck position single coil in Eddie’s Frankenstrat is a DiMarzio Fat Strat, later renamed the FS-1™. When Larry DiMarzio first met Van Halen in 1989, the Fat Strat pickup in his guitar wasn’t connected.

3) Both web speculation and Wayne Charvel have said that Eddie used a Super Distortion^® in the bridge position of his Charvel guitar, and this was the pickup Van Halen asked Wayne to pot because it had become microphonic in that guitar. (See The History of Wayne Charvel)

In addition to the Parker Fly Custom Neck model PHWP1 and Parker Fly Custom Bridge model PWHP2, which are currently standard on most recent Flys, we also offer Fly versions of the Humbucker From Hell®, PAF®,  PAF® bridge,  PAF Pro®,  PAF Joe™, FRED®,  Mo' Joe™, Norton®, Air Norton™, Air Zone™, Tone Zone®, Breed™ neck and bridge models, Air Classic™ neck and bridge, Bluesbucker™, AT-1™, EJ Custom™ neck and bridge models and LiquiFire™.

The DiMarzio®/IBZ pickups are specifically designed and manufactured by DiMarzio® for Ibanez, and they are not available separately. Like all DiMarzio® pickups, they are made in our New York factory. Both neck and bridge pickups are high-output models. The neck pickup is fairly bright-sounding, similar to a Super 2™ (DP104). The bridge pickup is a little louder and warmer-sounding, and resembles a cross between the Steve Morse Bridge Model™ (DP200) and the Super Distortion® (DP100). The R1 single-coil is warmer-sounding than a typical vintage single-coil, and was designed to work well with the neck and bridge humbuckers when they are in split mode. It has a sound similar to that of the HS-2™ in split-coil mode.

We are occasionally able to sell some OEM pickups directly to customers, or to make a recommendation as to which other pickup in our retail line would most closely resemble it. For additional information, please contact our tech department at [email protected].

Evolution® Middle single-coils that come on the Ibanez JEM are not ordinarily stocked at retail outlets, though some online dealers carry this model as the ISCV2. You can achieve a similar result by wiring an HS-2™ for single-coil operation only: black wire hot, red and bare wires ground, green and white not connected.

Eddie Munson’s Upside Down Guitar, featured in Season 4 (2022) of the Netflix series Stranger Things, is a limited-edition B.C. Rich Warlock-style model. It features an F-spaced DiMarzio Super Distortion® in the bridge and a standard-spaced D Activator™ in the neck.

The first Randy Rhoads Sandoval V guitar featured a Super Distortion® in the bridge and a PAF® in the neck. The instrument, made by Karl Sandoval to Randy's exact specifications, was completed in September 1979.

Kurt Cobain’s 1965 Jaguar was purchased from the Recycler classifieds in 1991 and already had two double cream DiMarzio humbuckers installed when he bought it: a PAF® in the neck and a Super Distortion® in the bridge. This guitar can be seen in numerous concerts and in Nirvana’s famous Saturday Night Live performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

These classic double cream pickups are still featured in Fender's Kurt Cobain Jaguar® signature model today.

The Cobain JagStang signature guitar project began under Fender custom shop master builder Larry Brooks in 1994 and featured a custom DiMarzio model in the bridge of the guitar. To the best of our knowledge, the project was only partially completed at the time of Cobain's death. The closest sounding pickup that DiMarzio offers to the JagStang OEM bridge model is the Evolution Neck™.

Jerry Garcia's “Tiger” guitar, custom made for him by Doug Irwin of Irwin Guitars, featured an SDS-1™ pickup in the neck and the Dual Sound® humbucker in both the bridge and middle positions. Starting in 1982, he began using the Super 2™ in the bridge and middle positions while keeping the SDS-1™ in the neck.

Garcia debuted his "Tiger" instrument on August 4, 1979 at the Oakland Civic Auditorium. He used it nearly exclusively through 1989, and it was the final guitar that Garcia played publicly with the Grateful Dead on July 9, 1995.

The easiest way to identify an old pickup is to look for a model number on the back. Some of our early models were not identified by model numbers, and some of our OEM models have a different numbering system. See the question, "Do you still make...?" for a full list of pickup models.

We can usually help if you send us an email that tells us enough about the pickup, preferably including a photo of both the front and back of the pickup.

Please try to answer the following questions in your email, especially if you are not able to provide photos of the pickup in question:

- What style of pickup is it, such as full-size humbucker, single-coil, etc?

- If you can see the coils, does it appear to have molded plastic bobbins or do the bobbins look like a hard laminated material?

- What kind of polepieces does the pickup have? Solid? Slotted? Hex sockets? Blades? What color are the polepieces?

- On humbuckers, do the polepieces pass completely through the base and come out the back?

- If a humbucker, what is the base made of? Brass? Silver metal? Black metal? Circuit board?

- How many wires and what colors are they? Jacketed cable color? What kind of shield?

- What identifying marks are printed on the front and back of the pickup, and/or are there any stickers?

It may be possible to identify the model from this information. If not, we may also need to know the DC resistance of the pickup:

After taking note of all connections, unsolder the pickup wires from the guitar. You may leave the bare ground wire, if any, connected to the guitar if you wish. If this is a 4-conductor pickup which has the black and white wires soldered to each other and insulated with tape, you may leave the black and white connected to each other, but you must remove the tape from that connection so you can connect an ohmmeter probe to it.

Measure DC resistance at normal room temperature with an ohmmeter. Make sure you are not touching the leads with your fingers when you take the measurement. You should look for readings between 1 Kohm and 20 Kohm.

On single-coil pickups, measure between the two leads, usually black and white, and ignore the ground wire, if any.

On four conductor pickups, measure black and red, then measure white and green. Ignore the ground wire.

On humbuckers where there are only two wires plus a ground, measure between those two wires and ignore the ground.

On humbuckers where there is only one wire plus a shield, measure from the one wire to the shield.

For all other wiring formats, report all possible measurements that are not zero ohms or infinite ohms.

Due to our vast product line and years of history in the guitar accessories market, occasionally counterfeiters both in the USA and around the world attempt to duplicate our products and sell them falsely under the DiMarzio® brand name. If you are uncertain about whether the new or used item you want to buy is authentic, please contact us with either a photo of the product you're looking to buy or a link to an online listing, if available. The experts in our tech department will be able to help you assess whether the item is genuine.

However, please do not buy the item with the intent of finding out whether it's counterfeit after receiving it in person. Counterfeit pickups do not fall under our usual warranty or exchange policy, and we are unable to help you once you have purchased an inauthentic product; at that point your only course of action will be to try and obtain a refund from the original seller.

Regardless of what type of pickups are in your guitar, higher potentiometer resistance values produce a little more power and treble response. Whether this is a good or a bad thing is a matter of individual taste. In the early days, Gibson used 500K controls and Fender used 250K, thereby starting the single-coil = 250K, humbucker = 500K theory. Even though neither company has stuck strictly with this formula since then, the theory lives on. You won’t damage your pickups or your amp by mixing and matching different value controls, and one of our current favorites is a 250K volume control and a 1 Megohm tone control, EP1202.

For normal series-humbucking wiring, solder the black and white wires to each other and insulate that connection with tape. The red wire is the hot output and the green and bare wires go to ground, usually by soldering them to the back of a pot. If the pickup sounds "out-of-phase" when played with other pickups, use the green as hot and connect the red and bare to ground.

4 Conductor Wiring

For further instructions, please see our Wiring Diagrams page.

There is no specific distance that works best for everyone. We measure string height from the top of the polepiece to the bottom of the string when the string (usually the high or low E) is held down at the highest fret. For standard, full-size humbuckers, a reasonable starting point for the bridge pickup is at least 1/16" (1.5mm) from the high E and 5/64" (2 mm) from the low E. There are no recommended distances for the other 4 strings. Their polepieces should be adjusted (if necessary) by ear in relation to the volume established for the first and sixth strings.  Once the bridge pickup is adjusted to a useful distance, the neck pickup can be adjusted by ear for a good balance.

For single-coil pickups and all hum canceling single-coil replacements with Alnico 5 rod magnets, we’ve found the following formula works very well: at the highest fret (usually the 21st or 22nd), the closest recommended distances from the top of the magnet to the bottom of the string are:

Neck and middle pickups
low E 1/8” (3.2mm)
high E 3/32” (2.4mm)
Bridge pickup
low E 3/32” (2.4mm)
high E 1/16” (1.6mm)

The Virtual Vintage® 2.1, 2.2 and VirtuAL 2® models have low magnet pull, and so do the Virtual T™ and all of the Fast Track™ models, including the Chopper™, Cruiser® and Pro Track™. They can all be adjusted relatively close to the strings.  At the highest fret the closest recommended distances from the top of the magnet to the bottom of the string are:

Neck and middle pickups
low E 3/32” (2.4mm)
high E 1/16” (1.6mm)
Bridge pickup
low E 1/16” (1.6mm)
high E 3/64” (1.2mm)

These settings will provide a lot of presence and attack.  For a more open 1950s sound, try adjusting the pickups 1/32” (0.8mm) further from the strings.
What happens if I adjust my pickup too close to the strings?

The closer the pickup gets to the strings, the stronger the signal that's sent to the amp. However, getting a pickup close to the strings brings the magnetic field closer, too. If the magnetic field is strong enough, it alters string vibration enough to make the guitar sound out of tune, and it can also cause string buzz and reduce sustain.

Most humbuckers are symmetrical and their sound does not change at all when installed backwards. Humbuckers that are not mentioned in this FAQ sound the same when installed in either direction.

Some humbuckers have a distinctly different sound if you turn them around. There is no right or wrong installation direction. The Bluesbucker® is brighter-sounding with the adjustable screw coil toward the bridge. The D Sonic™ and Crunch Lab™ models (6 and 7 string) and the MegaDrive™ are brighter-sounding with the solid bar coil toward the bridge. The Steve’s Special™ and Blaze™ Bridge model are brighter-sounding with the cable exit side toward the bridge.

Some humbuckers have just a slightly different sound if you flip them to the opposite direction. There is no right or wrong orientation, but it’s a matter of preference for such a subtle difference, if you can hear the difference at all. Models that sound slightly brighter with the cable exit toward the bridge include:

Blaze™ Neck
D Activator™ Bridge
D Activator™ Neck
Evo 2™
Evolution® 7
Evolution® Bridge
Evolution® Neck
FRED®
Mo' Joe™
Virtual P-90™

Models that sound slightly brighter with the cable exit toward the neck include:

Air Norton®
Air Norton® 7
Air Zone™
DLX Plus™ Neck
Humbucker from Hell™
LiquiFire™
Norton®
Tone Zone®
Tone Zone® 7
Transition™ Neck
Transition™ Bridge
Illuminator™ Neck
Gravity Storm™ Neck

Single-coil size humbuckers with side by side coils have coils that are so close together that reversing the installation direction does not have an audible effect on the sound.

Below is a complete list of DiMarzio® pickups produced since 1972. If you are trying to find out what pickup you may have, the numbers are on the back, and this list may be used as a cross-reference. Most are available to order today, however there are discontinued models that may be special ordered through the DiMarzio Custom Shop.

DP100 - Super Distortion®  - Available
DP101 - Dual Sound®  - Available
DP102 - X2N® - Available
DP103 - PAF® 36th Anniversary - Available
DP104 - Super 2™  - Available
DP105 - DLX-1™  - Not  Available
DP106 - SCHB™  - Not  Available
DP107 - MegaDrive™  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP108 - VS-1™  - Not  Available
DP109 - TDS-1™  - Not  Available
DP110 - FS-1™  - Available
DP111 - SDS-1™  - Available
DP112 - Pre B-1™  - Available
DP113 - HT-1™  - Not  Available
DP114 - VT-1™  - Not  Available
DP115 - HS-1™  - Not Available
DP116 - HS-2™  - Available
DP117 - HS-3™  - Available
DP118 - HS3-T™  - Not  Available
DP119 - Class of ’55™  - Not Available  Use DP175 or DP175S
DP120 - Model One™  - Available
DP121 - Model G™  - Not  Available
DP122 - DiMarzio Model P®  - Available
DP123 - DiMarzio Model J™ - Available
DP124 - VP-1™  - Not  Available, replaced by Sixties P™
DP125 - X2N-B™  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP126 - DiMarzio Model P + J™ - Available
DP127 - Split P™  - Available
DP128 - Alchemy 101™  - Not  Available
DP130 - Acoustic Model™  - Available
DP131 - Acoustic 2™  - Not  Available
DP132 - Acoustic Quick Mount™  - Not Available
DP133 - Quick Mount Pro™  - Not Available
DP134 - Elemental™  - Available
DP135 - Super Natural™  - Not  Available
DP136 - Super Natural Plus™  - Available
DP137 - Acoustic Bass™ - Not Available
DP138 - Virtual Acoustic™  - Available
DP139 - Reference Acoustic™ - Not Available
DP140 - Active Acoustic™  - Not  Available
DP141 - Active Model P™  - Not  Available
DP142 - Active Model J™  - Not  Available
DP143 - Active Model P and J™  - Not  Available
DP144 - Shock Wave System™  - Not  Available
DP145 - Will Power™ Neck  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP146 - Will Power™ Middle  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP147 - Ultra Jazz™ Neck  - Available
DP148 - Ultra Jazz™ Bridge  - Available
DP149 - Ultra Jazz™ Neck and Bridge - Available
DP150 - Double Whammy™  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP151 - PAF Pro®  - Available
DP152 - Super 3™  - Available
DP153 - FRED®  - Available
DP154 - DLX Plus™ Bridge  - Available
DP155 - The Tone Zone®  - Available
DP156 - Humbucker From Hell®  - Available
DP157 - MultiBucker™  - Not Available
DP158 - Evolution® Neck - Available
DP159 - Evolution® Bridge - Available
DP160 - Norton®  - Available
DP161 - Steve’s Special™ - Available
DP162 - DLX Plus™ Neck - Available
DP163 - Bluesbucker® - Available
DP164 - DLX-90™  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP165 - The Breed™ Neck - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP166 - The Breed™ Bridge - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP167D - DiMarzio Soapbar™ (dog-ear) - Available
DP167S - DiMarzio Soapbar™ (soapbar) - Available
DP168 - DiMarzio Minibucker™ - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP169 - Virtual P-90™  - Available
DP170 - Blue Velvet™  - Not Available  Use DP175 or DP175S
DP171 - Blue Velvet™ Bridge - Not Available  Use DP176
DP172 - Twang King™ Neck - Available
DP173 - Twang King™ Bridge  - Available
DP174 - Red Velvet™  - Available
DP175 - True Velvet™ Neck - Available
DP175S - True Velvet™ Middle - Available
DP176 - True Velvet™ Bridge - Available
DP177 - True Velvet T™ Neck - Available
DP178 - True Velvet T™ Bridge - Available
DP180 - Air Norton S™ - Available
DP181 - Fast Track 1™  - Available
DP182 - Fast Track 2™  - Available
DP183 - Fast Track T™, Now DP381 - Fast Track T™
DP184 - The Chopper™  - Available
DP185 - Half Track™  - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP186 - The Cruiser® Neck  - Available
DP187 - The Cruiser® Bridge  - Available
DP188 - Pro Track™  - Available
DP189 - The Tone Zone S™  - Available
DP190 - Air Classic™ Neck  - Available
DP191 - Air Classic™ Bridge  - Available
DP192 - Air Zone™  - Available
DP193 - Air Norton™  - Available
DP194 - PAF Classic™ Neck  - Not Available  Use DP190
DP195 - PAF Classic™ Bridge  - Not Available  Use DP191
DP196 - Virtual PAF™ Neck - Not Available  Use DP103
DP197 - Virtual PAF™ Bridge - Not Available  Use DP223
DP198 - DiMarzio Hot Minibucker™ - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP200 - Steve Morse Model™ Bridge  - Available
DP201 - Al Di Meola Model™ Neck - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP202 - Al Di Meola Model™ Bridge - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop 
DP203 - Rick Derringer Model™ Neck - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop 
DP204 - Rick Derringer Model™ Bridge - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP205 - Steve Morse Model™ Neck  - Available
DP206 - Brian May Model™ - Not Available
DP207 - D Sonic™ - Available
DP209 - P-90 Super Distortion™ - Available
DP210 - The Tone Zone P90™ - Available
DP211 - EJ Custom™ Neck - Available
DP212 - EJ Custom™ Bridge - Available
DP213 - PAF Joe™ - Available
DP214 - Virtual Hot PAF® - Not Available  Use DP223
DP215 - Evo 2™ Bridge - Available
DP216 - Mo' Joe™ - Available
DP217 - HS-4™ - Available
DP218 - Super Distortion S™ - Available
DP219 - D Activator™ Neck - Available
DP220 - D Activator™ Bridge – Available
DP221 - D Activator-X™ Neck - Available
DP222 - D Activator-X™ Bridge - Available
DP223 - PAF® 36th Anniversary Bridge - Available
DP224 - Andy Timmons Model AT-1™ - Available
DP225 - Billy Corgan Neck Model BC-1™ - Available
DP226 - Billy Corgan Bridge Model BC-2™ - Available
DP227 - LiquiFire™ - Available
DP228 - Crunch Lab™ - Available
DP230 - The Angel™ - Available
DP231 - The Angel™ Active - Not Available
DP232 - The Angel™ System - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop 
DP233 - The Angel™ PZ - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop 
DP240 - Vintage Minibucker™ Neck Model - Available
DP241 - Vintage Minibucker™ Bridge Model - Available
DP244 - Dominion™ Neck - Available
DP245 - Dominion™ Bridge - Available
DP247 - Area J™ Neck - Available
DP248 - Area J™ Bridge - Available
DP249 - Area J™ Set - Available
DP252 - Gravity Storm™ Neck - Available
DP253 - Gravity Storm™ Bridge - Available
DP254 - Transition™ Neck - Available
DP255 - Transition™ Bridge - Available
DP318 - Super Distortion® T - Available
DP380 - Air Norton T™ - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP381 - Fast Track T™  - Available
DP384 - The Chopper T™  - Available
DP389 - The Tone Zone T™  - Available
DP401 - Virtual Vintage® 2.1 - Not Available  Use DP415
DP402 - Virtual Vintage® Blues  - Available
DP403 - Virtual Vintage® Heavy Blues - Not Available  Use DP409
DP404 - Virtual Vintage® Solo  - Not Available  Use DP420
DP405 - Virtual Vintage® ’54 - Not Available  Use DP408
DP406 - Virtual Vintage® ’54 Bridge - Not Available  Use DP408
DP407 - VirtuAL 2® Neck – Not available Use DP416
DP408 - VirtuAL 2® Middle - Not Available  Use  DP408
DP409 - VirtuAL 2® Bridge - Not Available  Use  DP409
DP410 - Virtual Vintage® 2.2 - Not Available  Use DP419
DP411 - Virtual T™ Neck - Not Available
DP412 - Virtual T™ Bridge - Not Available
DP413 - Virtual Hot T™ Bridge - Not Available  Use DP418
DP414 - Virtual Vintage® Solo Pro - Not Available  Use DP420
DP415 - Area '58™ - Available
DP416 - Area '61™ - Available
DP417 - Area T™ Neck - Available
DP418 - Area T™ Bridge - Available
DP419 - Area '67™ - Available
DP420 - Virtual Solo™ - Available
DP421 - Area Hot T™ Bridge - Available
DP422 - Injector™ Neck - Available
DP423 - Injector™ Bridge - Available
DP424 - Area T™ 615 - Available
DP547 - Ultra Jazz 5™ Neck - Available
DP548 - Ultra Jazz 5™ Bridge - Available
DP549 - Ultra Jazz 5™ Neck and Bridge - Available
DP550 - Area J™ 5 Neck - Available
DP551 - Area J™ 5 Bridge - Available
DP552 - Area J™ 5 Pair - Available
DP700 - Blaze™ Neck  - Available
DP701 - Blaze™ Middle  - Available
DP702 - Blaze™ Bridge  - Available
DP703 - Blaze™ Custom - Available from DiMarzio Custom Shop
DP704 - Evolution 7™ - Available
DP705 - X2N 7™ - Available
DP706 - D Sonic 7™ - Available
DP707 - LiquiFire 7™ - Available
DP708 - Crunch Lab 7™ - Available
DP719 - D Activator 7™ Neck - Available
DP720 - D Activator 7™ Bridge - Available
DP755 - Tone Zone 7™ - Available
DP759 - PAF 7™ - Available
DP793 - Air Norton 7™ - Available
DP809 - Ionizer 8™ Neck - Available
DP810 - Ionizer 8™ Middle - Available
DP811 - Ionizer 8™ Bridge - Available
DP819 - D Activator 8™ Neck - Available
DP820 - D Activator 8™ Bridge - Available
DP859 - PAF® 8 - Available

All DiMarzio^® pickups are handmade in the USA.

In our current production, there is no difference whatsoever, but we include a 500K push-pull pot with the Dual Sound^®. Our original Super Distortion^® had 1 conductor plus shield. We introduced the Dual Sound^® with three conductors plus shield to allow more wiring options. As guitar manufacturers and players became more sophisticated, the market demanded four conductors plus shield on all humbuckers, so both models now have four conductors, as do all of our full-size humbuckers.

Although "black back" is not a nickname that we have ever used, it commonly refers to the fact that some of our humbuckers have black base plates rather than brass or nickel silver. This is simply a cosmetic choice which does not affect performance, and it doesn't actually refer to specific models. However, the Breed™ and Evolution^® models are built with black base plates as a standard feature.

Our full warranty and exchange policy can be found here.

We want you to be happy with your new DiMarzio® pickup. For U.S. residents, our full 30-day exchange policy can be found here.

If your DiMarzio® single coil-size pickup has a replaceable plastic cover, you can order a replacement cover in the color you want by contacting our sales department. However, in all other cases, "right model, wrong color" does not qualify for a free exchange, which is intended only for performance issues. Our full warranty and exchange policy can be found here.

DiMarzio® ClipLock® Quick Release strap system is the most secure and unique fastening method available. The cornerstone of the ClipLock® strap is the heavy-duty acetal clip that allows you to change it easily from guitar to guitar with a little fingertip pressure, yet has enough holding power to meet military specifications.The ClipLock® fastens permanently between your guitar body and strap buttons with two sturdy brass bushings and extra-long screws (included). DiMarzio® ClipLock® straps adjust in length from 43 to 63 inches (110-160 cm), measured between the strap buttons.

Yes, order DiMarzio® part number DD2201 Extra Fasteners. For the extra-long version, order DD2202.

Yes, you can order an extra-short ClipLock® nylon strap which is about 3.5 inches (9 cm) shorter than our standard length. There is no extra charge.

Our full warranty and exchange policy can be found here.

Our full warranty and exchange policy can be found here.