Fender DH-1

Split coil(tapped) humbucking.

This pick-up came stock on my 2007 HSS Deluxe American Stratocaster.

Like other people on this review I considered replacing this pick-up as the weak link in an overall killer guitar. As I've played with this guitar for about a year and a half now I've grown accustomed to this pick-up. I also needed to change my settings to get the sound I wanted out of the DH-1. I play metal and I like pinch harmonics. To attain the sound I wanted I had to increase the amount of gain and had to learn the "sweet spots" where pinch harmonics could be picked. Now that I'm used to it I find this to be an alright humbucker. One really interesting thing is that the single coil summarian cobalt pick-ups on my strat make less hum than the DH-1, but that's a subject for an entirely different review.

If it where to fail I would probably get a Seymour Duncan JB to replace it. As it is though I won't replace it as I would like to keep this fine guitar stock.

Humbucker Bridge

Came installed on my Fender American deluxe Fat strat along with 2 vintage noiseless single coil pick ups. Vintage Noiseless pick ups mmmmmmm lol

My set up : I run this guitar thru a Vox V847 which has been modded to the gils(with true by pass) then thru a Ibanez sm-9 to a Modded Ibanez TS-7 (brown mod)and finally thru a Ibanez DL-10 (best damn digital delay out there period) to my Fender HRD (JJ tubes got to have them) even when I plug straight into the amp the pick up tends to be bright and not really my sound.It can do alot of different styles but all of them brite. I hear this pick up is basically a Pearly Gates Plus.

Ive been playing for 20 years and was once a working Professional muscian and have like 8+ guitars Ive played Funk,Reggae,R&B,Rock,Metal,Calypso you name it lol and in my opinion for what this pick does it does it very well Im sure if you like a brite sounding pick up thats tight and can do classic rock = metal this pick up is for you. Im more of a Seymour Duncan JB kind of sound person myself I like more warmth and bottom to my sound.

active humbucker

fender american deluxe strat, stock

i have always used dimarzios and gibsons, and wanted to change dh-1 too,
but im glad i didnt, because the more i played it, the more i got used to it, changed my settings a bit...the more i started to like it

Tone - middy and balanced (mix of paf pro,evo and breed)
classic humbucker tone

What amps and effects are you using it with? triamp

What style of music do you play? Is this a good match?
i play rock and its a good pickup for all rock styles

For which positions is this pickup (un)suitable?
it sounds good in bridge. id recomend it for adler,ash,mahagony and basswood guitars

Are you satisfied with this pickup or still searching for that sound?
im satisfied
do yourself a favour and give this pickup a chance and try it

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