Guitar Parts

The PAF Pro was created when chops-intensive playing was first starting to happen, and high-gain amps and rack systems were becoming popular. A pickup was needed that combined a lot of presence and “cut” with an open-sounding PAF vibe. The transparency of its sound lets the PAF Pro slice through heavy processing, where darker-sounding pickups get lost in the mud of the effects chain. Low notes have both snap and chunk, and there is a spike in the mid-range that gives the pickup a subtle “aw” vowel sound, like a wah-wah pedal stopped in the middle. Treble response is tweaked to produce highs that stand out without getting brittle. The PAF Pro makes an outstanding neck pickup in almost any guit…

Designed for John Petrucci’s Music Man JP13™ guitar, the new Neck and Bridge Models are the next generation in John’s signature pickups with DiMarzio. John says he looks for versatility in his pickups so that he’s able to span a multitude of different sounds within one guitar, going from massive overdrive, very tight, rhythmical and aggressive to “more expressive, dynamic and very liquid” when he plays solos. They’re a bit bold — with more of the clarity and presence. John used the Illuminator™ and Illuminator 7™ pickups during the recording of Dream Theater’s self-titled album. F-spaced: No Pickups: Passive Made in: USA Position: …

Based on the original 707, the EMG 808X gives players all the tone and presence they demand in an 8 string guitar pickup with the added headroom of the X series preamp. The EMG 808X eliminates the problem of a muddy low F# string that often lacks rich harmonic character and definition. Featuring Alnico V loaded, wide aperture coils, EMG was able to beef up the tone of the low strings while maintaining a balanced and articulate upper register. This along with the X preamp provides the responsive and dynamic control that eight string players love. Number of Strings: 8 Original Colour by Producer: Black Pickups: Active Magnet Type: Ceramic Position: Bridge / Neck Type: Humbucker Colour: Black Made …

If you’re a serious traditional Strat player, you probably won’t want to know about pickups with side-by-side coils. But if you’re the player who’s up for something more modern with no 60-cycle hum, string drop-outs or sustain-killing magnet pull, we designed The Cruiser for you. Harmonic overtones are right where you expect them to be from a “true” single-coil, and the mid-range is open and vocal-sounding. It’s hotter than the traditional single-coil, and the bass strings have a bit more chunk; this is an excellent pickup to combine with medium-output humbuckers, and it maintains its tonal identity with high-gain amps and multiple effects. Wiring: 4 Conductor. Magnet: Ceramic. Output mV: 140.…

And now something completely different: Bluesbucker® looks like a standard humbucker, but sounds like a P90 and cancels out the 60-stroke buzzing just as effectively as the average humbucker. This means that any guitar with standard humbuckers can have the sound of P90s without modifying the guitar in any way and without noise. The patented Virtual Vintage® and Airbucker® technology allows Bluesbucker® to "see" a narrow string window like a real single-coil, making it extremely sensitive to playing dynamics. When a pair of these pickups are connected to each other, they achieve an open, slightly hollow sound produced by two single-coils. The split of the sensor produces a sound …

Have you ever heard a bridge pickup that made a guitar sound like a giant mosquito attack? If you’ve run into this problem, here is the solution. The Tone Zone® is hot enough to qualify as a high-output pickup, but it has a wider dynamic range — hard picking will produce a lot of power, and softer picking will be much cleaner and quieter. It’s got tremendous bass and low-mid response to reinforce the bottom end and make the overall sound bigger. The highest single notes have depth, and chords sound huge. Patented dual-resonance coils reproduce more overtones than you’d expect from such a fat-sounding pickup. It makes a great match with an Air Norton™, PAF Joe™,…

Pickup for electric guitar. Transition Neck and Bridge model pickups were designed for Steve Lukather and Luke's new LIII Music Man guitar. The pickups are named after Steve’s new album, Transition. Lukather played the LIII guitar with Transition pickups throughout the new record. The passive Transition humbuckers are both subtle and tough. They have power and they have depth. The Transition Neck Model has very good balance between solid bass and glassy treble. The spread between lows and highs creates a big sound that works well for both solos and backup, while the frequency response of the coils is tuned just far enough apart to open up the mids without sounding hollow. Made in: USA Colour: Bl…

Old Guard pickups are hand-wound, feature Alnico II magnets and are suitable for classic blues, rock, country, pop and alternative tones. Old Guard pickups are in the low output range and produce an open, dynamic tone. Colour: Black Variant: Neck Impedance: 7,9 kOhm Number of Strings: 6 Original Colour by Producer: Black Position: Neck Magnet Type: Alnico II Type: Humbucker Made in: United Kingdom

Brute Force pickups are handwound, feature ceramic magnets (Strats and Teles are Alnico V). Suitable for progressive metal, thrash, hardcore and extreme metal styles. Brute Force pickups are in the high output range and produce a deep, saturated tone. Original Colour by Producer: Zebra Made in: United Kingdom Colour: Black;White Magnet Type: Ceramic Impedance: 13,4 kOhm Number of Strings: 6 Position: Neck Variant: Neck Type: Humbucker

The D Activator™ Bridge has an enriched harmonic quality and the notes want to sing. Both the D Activator™ Neck and Bridge pickups were designed to eliminate the sterile edginess commonly associated with active pickups. The D Activator™ Bridge pickup is about 25% louder than the D Activator™ Neck. Since we were developing both pickups as a set from the ground up, we adjusted the volume levels on the pickups so they are balanced. That way when you switch from the neck to the bridge, you don’t hear a drop in volume — also a frequent problem with active pickups — and they don’t use batteries. Made in: USA

If you love the sound of a Super Distortion® in the bridge and you like hot neck pickups too, try this one. The Super 2™ takes the classic Super Distortion® sound and slides the EQ up in favor of the high-end, so its brighter top and lighter bottom work to balance out the darker, overtone heavy information up by the fingerboard. The Super 2™ is just the pickup to clean up the overdrive sound of a mud-heavy 24¾’’ scale, two-humbucker guitar or to add snap to a dark sounding 25½” bolt-on. It works great in the bridge or the neck. Position: Neck;Bridge/Tremolo F-spaced: No Pickups: Passive Made in: USA Magnet Type: Ceramic Colour: Black Wiring: …

Designed by acclaimed humbucking pickup guru Tim Shaw, the ShawBucker pickup is, in his words, “a new take on an old perception.” The ShawBucker retains clarity and impressive note definition while remaining resistant to 60-cycle hum and other extraneous noise. Full of multi-dimensional tone with well-defined overtones, this open-coil pickup complements and balances your guitar’s natural voice while playing well with other pickup designs. Tim Shaw’s pickups are founded in his work with the creators of humbucking pickups. The result of literally decades of R&D, ShawBucker pickups are carefully voiced for full, robust tone while remaining true to original humbucking pickup character. These f…

An SD in a P90 cover? Cool! DiMarzio’s Super Distortion® has been the industry standard since its introduction in the early 70s. The new P90 Super Distortion™ is their highest-output humbucking “soapbar” replacement, and it gives players with guitars routed for P90-style pickups the ability to upgrade their pickups without any modification to the guitar. Like the original Super Distortion®, it has 12 adjustable pole pieces and 4-conductor wiring for split and parallel humbucking modes. Type: Humbucker Magnet Type: Ceramic Position: Bridge/Tremolo;Neck Impedance: 13,5 kOhm Colour: Black Original Colour by Producer: Black Wiring: 4 pole Number of Strings: 6 Made …

One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci’s long and successful career: the DiMarzio pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the DiMarzio LiquiFire Neck Model resulted from our most recent collaboration with John. He used it throughout Dream Theater’s tenth studio album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings". John swears this is the best live and studio sound he has ever had. He wanted a neck pickup with a flowing, singing solo tone when used with a heavily overdriven amp and a clear chord sound with a clean amp setting. Pickups: Passive Magnet Type: Alnico V Position: Bridge/Tremolo;Neck Wiring: 4 pole Made in: …

Jake Bowen is one of a new generation of guitarists on top of progressive rock. Its sound helps redefine the rock guitar and its pickups play a major role. The Titan Neck and Bridge pickups were developed for his new Ibanez guitar.The Titan Neck Model pickup is punchy and fat sounding, yet can handle multiple layers of effects without getting muddy. Made in: USA Position: Neck Colour: Black Number of Strings: 6 Type: Humbucker Impedance: 13,3 kOhm Wiring: 4 pole Magnet Type: Ceramic

An SD in a P90 cover? Cool! DiMarzio’s Super Distortion® has been the industry standard since its introduction in the early 70s. The new P90 Super Distortion™ is their highest-output humbucking “soapbar” replacement, and it gives players with guitars routed for P90-style pickups the ability to upgrade their pickups without any modification to the guitar. Like the original Super Distortion®, it has 12 adjustable pole pieces and 4-conductor wiring for split and parallel humbucking modes. F-spaced: No Position: Neck;Bridge/Tremolo Made in: USA Pickups: Passive Colour: Beige Original Colour by Producer: Cream Wiring: 4 pole Impedance: 13,5 kOhm Number of Strings: …