Classic beefy low- and mid-tones!

The Breed bridge pickup is not as hot as the Evolution, but it's got a warm and punchy mid-range coupled with a fat low end that rolls off before it can get muddy.

If you've seen Steve Vai play in the last few years, you may have seen him playing an Ibanez Jem guitar with the word "Pogo" taped on the face. The Pogo is fitted with DiMarzio Breed pickups and is the result of Steve's desire to have a fat, classic humbucker sound to contrast with the hotter, screaming Evolution-equipped guitars.

Harmonics come easily and the 4-conductor wiring coil enables cool "notch tone" coil-splitting. Recommended for the bridge position on solid body guitars.

The Breed was designed to warm up and smooth out the sound of 25-1/2 scale trem guitars. It's got a lot more power than a PAF, but it also has a finer touch than high-output models. Picking hard will generate a lot of voltage, but a softer attack will clean up the sound of an overdriven amp.

Get outrageous tones ala Steve with the Breed bridge pickup. Order today.

DiMarzio DP166 The Breed Bridge Pickup Specifications:

• Wiring: 4 Conductor
• Magnet: Alnico 5
• Output: 356
• DC Resistance: 17.07

DiMarzio DP166 The Breed Bridge Pickup

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Warm, High Gain & not a harsh note to be found..

Posted by Just A Box from Whitman, MA on Oct 10, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: 20+ years playing, active in a band

Reviewer's Play Style: rock, hard rock, metal

I originally got this pickup when it was installed in my Ibanez Jem. I Fell in love with it immediately. Nice cleans, and probably the warmest, smoothest high gain I've ever had in a pickup. You literally can't hit a note that's too ear-piercingly trebly with this pickup. It's such a smooth high gain sound, I actually got both the neck & bridge for my other Ibanez as well. If you're looking for something with ultra high gain or a serious cutting tone, this isn't it. It's just warm, smooth & balanced, but it works with high gain amps very well. Plus it can be coil tapped as well. Very much recommend.

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Warms up my strat!

Posted by StratLPdude from CA on Jun 6, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Scream and Some Metal

Buy this if you have a strat! It has plenty of midrange to thicken up the tone of it! It has really great clarity and is extremely versatile too. I am very pleased with this product.

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Best bucker for a strat!

Posted by StratLPdude from California on May 29, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist and Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Punk, Screamo, and some Metal

This is a definite upgrade for my strat. It gives a warmer tone similar to a les paul. It gives great midrange to thicken up the tone of a strat. It has a good amount of output and is very clear and not muddy. It is very versatile. Buy it if you own a strat with a humbucker!

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Good pickup, but doesn't match description

Posted by powerage225 from San Mateo, CA on Apr 22, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Gigging Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal

I got this pickup for my Dean ML to get some more output and beef up the tone like the Dimarzio website describes, but it did the opposite. I got better output, but through my tube halfstack even my bandmates described that it made my guitar sound like I was playing through a tin can. This pickup is supposed to make 25.5 inch scale strat style guitars sound fatter, but made my guitar sound like a strat. But thanks to Dimarzio's return policy I can exchange it for another pickup I still think that this is a decent pickup, good output and a mid heavy tone that had some spank. It also was very expressive, like a high power humbucker with single coil characteristics.

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