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Surprisingly great pickup
I knew these pickups have decently high output and low noise levels. I knew these pickups have clear and detailed sound with no ?mumbly lows? or ?sandy highs?. Yet, I didn?t really expect anything more than ?loud and tight? from a relatively cheap minirail with a ceramic magnet.
Well, I was wrong. This thing is great with overdrive, very good with distortion, and in single coil mode it preserves that classic ?Telecaster-ish? singlecoil tone. Nice little monster with very wide area of applications.
Well, I was wrong. This thing is great with overdrive, very good with distortion, and in single coil mode it preserves that classic ?Telecaster-ish? singlecoil tone. Nice little monster with very wide area of applications.
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DiMarzio DP384BK
The DiMarzio DP384BK is a Humbucker in Singlecoil size.
I put this Chopper T in my old Fender Telecaster, because i wanted a warmer tone that can handle higher Gain stages better than a singlecoil.
Sound:
The DiMarzio DP384BK is not a high output pickup.
It has the same output as my Standard neck pickup, so they work great together.
It is actually more telecaster twang in the tone now, what i like. both pickups together sound very clear and sweet, that´s how i love it!
The DiMarzio DP384BK for itsself is not an agressive pickup. It sound great in crunch modes and it sounds always very precise and clear.
The DiMarzio DP384BK also offers the chance to be splitted, to get singlecoils tones out of it, but i think thats not necessary because it always sounds a bit like a singlecoil. Maybe the output is too low a few people. Its not a metal pickup, but its perfect for blues, country, rock and hardrock (maybe with a booster in front)
I put this Chopper T in my old Fender Telecaster, because i wanted a warmer tone that can handle higher Gain stages better than a singlecoil.
Sound:
The DiMarzio DP384BK is not a high output pickup.
It has the same output as my Standard neck pickup, so they work great together.
It is actually more telecaster twang in the tone now, what i like. both pickups together sound very clear and sweet, that´s how i love it!
The DiMarzio DP384BK for itsself is not an agressive pickup. It sound great in crunch modes and it sounds always very precise and clear.
The DiMarzio DP384BK also offers the chance to be splitted, to get singlecoils tones out of it, but i think thats not necessary because it always sounds a bit like a singlecoil. Maybe the output is too low a few people. Its not a metal pickup, but its perfect for blues, country, rock and hardrock (maybe with a booster in front)
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Great replacement for a telecaster
I replaced the stock pickup in one of my esquires with this dimarzio. Wired it to give single coil in 1st position, dual coil in parallel in the second position for a p90 like tone and humbucker mode in the 3th position. This is now one my most versalite guitars, and it only has 1 pickup
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Great pickup for rock/blues sound
The standard pickup in my squier tele was too thin and twangy for my taste. This one gave me the sound I was looking for rock/blues style. It is not a hot humbucker. It retains the characteristics of a single coil but with a bit more low end and no noise which is perfect for me. Middle position is great with a standard single-coil neck pickup. Since it's a 4-wire, I added a switch to split the coils but the split sound is weak so not that much useful. I also replaced the 3-way switch with a 4-way so that I can have bridge+neck in series. This gives a great mid-boosted signal which is very usable in certain situations.
Pros:
-Thicker sound with no hum
-Retains clarity
Cons:
-Very weak sounding when split (compared to other, full size humbuckers).
Pros:
-Thicker sound with no hum
-Retains clarity
Cons:
-Very weak sounding when split (compared to other, full size humbuckers).
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Love this pickup
Im a huge Kotzen fan. Love his tone which lead me to purchasing this pickup and the twang King. These pickups transformed my Squier Affinity Tele into a monster :)
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Very happy with this pickup
This is my first single coil sized humbucker. The pickups I had in my cheap T style guitar were a little too low output and a little bit too twangy for my taste so I decided to swap them with The Chopper. I installed this in my guitar as a single pickup with only volume pot. I must say it sounds great with overdriven and distorted tones. It still has a little bit of that Tele high end but not as much as a true single coil. I tried it trough my Bugera 6260 with some metal tones and it sounds awesome. I might try it with 250K pot also. Anyway, if you're looking for a great tele pickup that can handle drive and distortion this is the one.
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Great telecaster bridge pickup
I honestly can't praise this pickup enough. It really did the trick for me. It gives a nice humbucker sound without losing the telecaster twang. I was never truly happy with the way my telecaster sounded untill i installed the Dimarzio DP172 and the Dimarzio DP384. They are a great pair of very responsive pickups and are just miles better than the standard pickups (even in american made telecaster). I even have a coil split installed with the DP384, which makes it even more versatile.
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Good pickup
Has some humbucker vibe it does not have a %100 true single coil sound. It sounds good in its own way. No hum so it gets the job done.
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Tele goes hot!
Probably my favorite pickup now. I wired it with 500k volume and tone pots, and made it switchable from series to parallel. In parallel, it has pretty much the tone of a single coil but without hum. In series it still does not sound like most humbuckers, but has lot of clarity, closer to P90. Suitable for all genres. I use it for everything from country to metal.
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Excellent!
I bought this pickup because it is in the Richie Kotzen signature telecaster model. I recommend it 100%! The sound is amazing, really heavy but you can control it.
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