DiMarzio Super Distortion

humbucking pickup see other review or their site for details.

Im using an Ibanez S620EXQM. Slim neck and slim mahogany body with floyd rose style bridge. The stock pickups were "designed by EMG" made for ibanez pups. They were really THAT bad but after buying the guitar and playing other EMGs on different guitars I realized I hate the EMG sound, so I decided to replace them.

The output on this guy is pretty hot and powerful. Right now Im using it through a VOX valvetronix. The VOX in itself is already a pretty warm amp but it seems to compliment the super distortion pretty well. I use the VOX in the "UK Modern" setting which I think is just a modern marshall amp sound. The distortion has really great power with this pickup. If Im not using my VOX Im recording through my PODxt using the Soldano model. Ive never heard my PODxt sound so awesome. Sounds really full, powerful and professional.

I mostly play old school neoclassical type shred and this is definitely the pickup to pull that off.

The overall tone of this pup I have to say is balanced. Its just really hot and distorts extremely well. But I dont really notice any overall bass or treble of mids killing anything. Its warmer than my old EMG style ones but I was expecting that.

Great sound IMO.

If it were stolen I would buy another one. There are other pickups Im interested in hearing but this pickup rocks pretty hard. Much better than the Ibanez stock EMG things.

Ive been playing guitar for about 15 years now. I was playing bass for about 4 years until I saw G3 and then I switched back to guitar :P

Ive gotten more seriously into metal leads and shredding for about the past 6 months now.

Ive read in some places that this pickup is "outdated" and thats kinda one of the reasons I bought it. I knew it would get that classic shred tone and yup, I was right. Although Im sure it has many modern applications. Its really great for anything heavy I would think. It is a shred master though for those looking for that tone. If you want power in your distorted leads this is a great choice.

Passive humbucker.

Gibson Les Paul Classic. This bad boy replaced the EMG 81 that I was oh-so-in love with. Paired (perfectly) with a DiMarzio P.A.F. I just got tired of the active pickups and I wanted something a bit hotter than the P.A.F. in the bridge postion of my Music Man so I experimented on the Paul.

HOT HOT HOT!!!! I play through a Boogie Mark IV and this thing screams. Its surprisingly quiet for such a hot pickup though. If I need a little more sustain all I have to do is turn towards the amp a bit and there it is. The tone seems to be a little heavy on the lows but I'm going to have to attribute that to my Les Paul. I play drop tuned rock and sometimes metal and this thing is great. Even the cleans are better than I thought they'd be. I wouldn't put it in the neck position though.

For my Les Paul, I think its a great breath of fresh air. I'd definitely get a new one if it came down to it. I've been playing for almost 10 years now. I am TIRED of active pickups. I wanted something that looks classic and can sound either vintage or a bit more modern and I got both with the Super Distortion. I thought about Duncans again but I really wanted to try something new. I wasn't dissapointed!

Passive

Gibson Les Paul Studio. neck. replacing stock gibson humbucker.
got it cause frehley used it.

HOTT. sweet highs gret mids killer lows. sick for riffing.

never gonna use another type of replacement pick up again. best you can get.

It's a high-output active humbucker.
Exact specs can be found a http://www.dimarzio.com

I installed it in the bridge position of my 1969 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (it was routed out for full-sized humbuckers by its previous owner).
I'm replacing the DiMarzio Virtual PAF (Bridge) humbucker.
My neck pickup is a DiMarzio PAF (standard).
I'm not really sure who's playing on it, but there's a list on DiMarzio's website.
I'm changing because the Virtual PAF (Bridge) sounded too much like a single coil and didn't have high enough output.

It's designed by DiMarzio to be a high-output pickup (and it is).
I'm playing through a Marshall JCM2000 TSL 60 (it honestly sounds better than the 100w version, better bass response and it's not so brittle) using no effects except the occasional Crybaby Wah (an original).
It's got great mid-range crunch with heavy bass and almost not enough treble. The only thing I don't particularly care for (this is why I gave it a 9) is the ceramic magnet. The alnico magnets sound better.
I play mostly classic rock, everything from Zeppelin to Halen and it's perfect. At low gain I get a great crunchy sound and at high gain I get an awesome Avenged Sevenfold-ish sound.
I've never put it in the neck position, but it's supposed to sound alright.

If it was destroyed or stolen I would definately buy another one, 'cause it's the best sounding pickup I've ever played. I've played DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, Gibson, Fender, and many others (they all sound good depending on what you want, but I seem to always prefer the DiMarzios) but none come close.
I've been playing for about 6 years and I've played many guitars, however I've never played anything that sounds or plays as good as a Gibson Les Paul.
I'm very satisfied with this pickup and don't know if I'll ever find "that sound", but this is pretty damn close.

humbucking passive with allen screws.

its the bridge picup on my quest atak 1 i dont know if its stock as the guitar is used i use basically the kurt cobain rig and i have his sound and playing syle.

really hot plenty of harmonices very trebly and plenty loaud

no comment

I bought a Creme colored humbucking passive pick-up.

I installed it in my 2004 Gibson Standard Premium Plus guitar. I installed it in the bridge position. I replaced my original Burstbucker Pro pick-up. I kept the original neck pick-up in it. As far as other musicians using this pick-up, Ace Frehley was the reason why I picked this pick-up. The reason was I wanted the same sound as Ace...

This is a very high output pick-up. The harmonics that it can create is awesome. I have two effects loops that run into my amp. Both loops start with my Ibanez Weeping Demon pedal into my Fender tuner, then to my Boss A-B switch. Loop A then goes into mt Boss Noise Suppressor, then to my Marshall EVH Compressor, and then into my Boss Overdrive 3 pedal. Loop B goes into my Boss Amp Modeler. Then they end up going into my Peavey Valve King 212 Combo Amp and then into my Marshall AVT. 412 cab. The sound that it creates is awesome. This pick-up is bright and it growls even at low volumes. I play mostly older Hard Rock and Blues and it really sounds good. My next guitar is an Epiphone Ace Frehley Les Paul and it has 2 Super Distortion pick-up and 1 Deuo Sound pick-up. That's how much I like this pick-up.

I have been playing for over 20 yrs. and I should have bought this pick-up yrs. ago cause I wouldn't have invested so much effort into trying to copy this sound. It even sounds good on my clean channel. Ace Frehley had it right with putting this pick-up into his guitars cause nothing else comes close to the sound that this pick-up puts out.

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: American Fender Stratocaster hh
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Fender Black Cobra (Stock)
Other pickups on guitar: Dimarzio PAF Pro
Artists using this pickup: Kurt Cobain
You musical style(s): Rock
Reason for pickup change: I was so dissapointed with the stock pickups. So I went online the very same day I recieved my guitar and ordered a Dimarzio Super Distortion and PAF Pro.

Perceived output level: I believe you could say it was "hot"
Tone: Middy? trebly? Who knows, all I know is this thing has got style. You can just tell its a higher class of pickup than the stock ones
Sonic evaluation: A few weeks ago I was playing a ?140 Jag copy with a Marshall AVT50 and for the price it sounded great. I then bought my American Double Fat Strat and the difference through the amp wasnt noticable. So i then got this beast fitted and i can feel my dream rig come together. I cant wait to hear this thing through a valve amp.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play rock and thats what this thing was made for. I haven't got much experience but as far as im concerned its the greatest pickup for heavy rock ever invented. Unsuitable for neck position i hear, the Dimarzio PAF Pro is its perfect partner for it.

Comments: The best piece of musical equipment I've ever bought. There is nothing to hate about this thing. It will blow away your stock pickups no matter what your playing. Playing heavy rock and still searching for that elusive perfect tone? I think you'll find it in one of these.

Pickup features: Humbucker
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Custom Strat
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Duncan '59
Other pickups on guitar: Single Coil
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Rock & Roll
Reason for pickup change: Lack of tone

Perceived output level: Hot - Med/High Output
Tone: Chunk-Chunk-Chunk w/transparent tone (Chunk is Good)
Sonic evaluation: Marshall Bluesbreaker with a YJM308 DOD pedal in front of the Amp. Killer Rock tone - Deep Purple - AC/DC. Makes my Strat sound like a Les Paul or SG without losing it's Strat qualities.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play Rock/Punk Rock - A GREAT PICKUP!

Comments: I would replace it in a second. I've been playing 27 years. I also have a 72 Tele Deluxe. I have never had a Pickup with high output sound so transparent & clear, yet still give you sustain & bottom that you don't get from a PAF or Single Coil in a Strat. If you like the Rock & Roll Music & need some more balls from your Strat, Buy this Pickup.

Pickup features: passive humbucking
Impedence or other specs: www.dimarzio.com

Model of guitar or bass: Fender American Floyd Rose Stratocaster, Alder Body, Maple Fretboard
Position: bridge
Pickup being replaced: Fender DH-1
Other pickups on guitar: 2 x Fender American Single Coils
Artists using this pickup: ... a lot
You musical style(s): 80's Metal and Hardrock
Reason for pickup change: Fender DH-1 wasn't hot enough for my style of music.

Perceived output level: definetly Hot, a lot hotter than the DH-1
Tone: I think that this pickup is very balanced in this guitar. But look at the tonechart on www.dimarzio.com. It think in a guitar like the Gibson Les Paus it's to bassy, but in this strat with a maple fret board it's perfect !
Sonic evaluation: I play my guitar direclty trough a Marshall Valvestate 100 Watt guitarcombo without any effect and it's sounds great to my ears. I played trough an ENGL Richie Blackmore Top with a 4x12 cab and my eggs start shaking !!!! It sounded killer !!!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I mostly play Metal and Hardrock like Savatage, Metallica, Europe and little bit of AC/DC ... I think this pickup perfect for everything of that styles of music. It is definetly a bridge pickup. I would never put it in the neck position.

Comments: If it were destroyed or stolen i would buy the same pickup again. To my ears it sounds really killer ! It's good for every style of music !

Pickup features: Humbucker, Passive
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Epi LP
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Original Epiphine Crap
Other pickups on guitar: Both Super Distortion (Bridge is F-Spaced)
Artists using this pickup: Me.... and some other guys
You musical style(s): Metal
Reason for pickup change: Original Pickups did nothing but feedback at a hi Gained Amp

Perceived output level: Hot (for passive)
Tone: well balanced w/ great midHole
Sonic evaluation: I?m playing Marshall JCM800 model MA2210 with some extra gain Mod. The Pickup does perfect work with that amp. In Humbucker Mode you can get screamy distortion with good harmonics. Also very clear for distorted rythm guitar.
You can switch it to single coil mode for clean sounds (in humbucking mode it has to much output).
I use the bridge for distorted only. The other pickup in single coil mode only for clean sounds.
Thru my practise amp (ENGL E101) it doesn?t seem to have enough output. so you need a Hi-Gain Amp!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Metal yea its a match.... for moderate price. if you have more money.... go ACTIVE!

Comments: hmmm ..okay