Classic humbucker tone, modernized.

DiMarzio set out to make a pickup with the sound of the late 1950s humbuckers without simply imitating them with Alnico 2 or aged Alnico 5 magnets. Airbucker technology was created to capture all of the best sonic qualities of vintage humbuckers while avoiding the technical problems. The Air Classic has the same sweet sound as a classic humbucker, but Airbucker technology uses more reliable full-strength Alnico 5 magnets and still reduces string-pull to increase sustain and sensitivity. The result is an almost vocal, three-dimensional sound that jumps off the string faster and stays true as it sustains. The sense of touch and control this provides will offer you an unequaled ability to create your own sound.

Recommended for use in the neck position when combined with Air Classic bridge model and neck position in combination with hotter humbuckers. For all solidbody, hollow, and semi-hollowbody guitars.

Tech Talk: There's no doubt that a weak magnetic field allows a vibrating string to ring longer, but the standard Alnico 2/weakened Alnico 5 method also muddies the tone the longer the string sustains. By contrast, the Airbucker magnetic field preserves high end sustain; it's easier to capture and hold harmonic feedback at varied frequencies, and chords maintain better clarity.

Get the classic tone your looking for with a DiMarzio Air Classic pickup today!

DiMarzio DP190 Air Classic Neck Pickup Specifications:

• Wiring: Standard four conductor
• Magnet: Alnico 5
• Output: 206mV
• DC Resistance: 8.34K

DiMarzio DP190 Air Classic Neck Pickup

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Perfect for a Strat Neck Position

Posted by dailybread from Austin, Texas on May 8, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Playing 30 years

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Christian

I had hot-rodded an early 80s Strat 20 years ago with DiMarzio Super Distortions, then finally realized recently that even if Dave Murray likes it, I still don't :-). I went looking for a more vintage-style humbucker sound at low volumes with a tap for true single coil when needed, but with the ability to get an wide open, sweeeeeet sound when cranked up with distortion. This pickup does it!!! The pure humbucker sound is great at low volume, and when turned up, it is shocking how sweet it is - that must be their 'air bucker' technology at work. I paired it with the original Strat middle pickup, and I happened to put a DiMarzio Dual Sound in the bridge position. My only critique with this pickup is that the tapped single-coil performance is pretty dull.

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great sounding pickup

Posted by Moose on Nov 11, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: N/A

Reviewer's Play Style: rock

this pickup sounds great. i have it in the bridge position. it gives great highs. doesn't sound muddy at all.

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