Product: Fender Diamondback Humbucker
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
05/05/2009
at
06:01am
by
M.
Features
:
This humbucker is currently coming stock in the bridge position
of the American Strat HSS models. The pickup is passive.
Fender matches it with 2 Tex Mex single coils in the middle, and
neck positions. Great ballance! Not sure what the output is, but
I'd guess it was Fender's answer to the Duncan "Pearly Gates".
I've had both in a strat (bridge position), and clearly, the
Diamondback has it hands down!
Instrument
:
Came stock in my new American Standard HSS (sienna sunburst w/maple board)
Sound
:
10
The output level of both the Pearly Gates, and the Diamondback
is lower than your average high output pickup. It was created to
enhance the tone of your guitar...not overpower it. The Diamondback
hands down, has a wider tonal spectrum range, while remaining
richly harmonic on all strings.
This humbucker is well suited for blues, rock, ect. It covers more
ground than the Pearly Gates.
The best feature of this pickup, is the fact that it doesn't overpower either of the two singles when used in any combination with them. It actually enhances them.
Overall Rating
:
10
If you're about TONE, (at any level of volume), then you already know
that most high power humbuckers (or singles), do nothing but distort the natural sound of your guitar. That may be fine for a junk axe, but why diminish the sound of a good one? The most coveted pickups
in the world today are LOW OUTPUT, (both Gibson and Fender). Volume
can easily be applied with the amp.
This pickup excells at tone at any volume....period.
Now the caveat, Fender DOES NOT sell this pickup separately. ??????
That in itself, I can't understand, If you find one, grab it!
