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Dimebag wanted it all smooth and crunchy distortion tone, biting treble, punchy bass, but smooth. This was his bridge and neck setup.

Seymour Duncan

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Dimebag's Signature's bridge/neck pickup set delivers crunchy pick attack, scooped mids and just the right amount of saturation. He wanted his signature humbucker to have a thick crunch that sags just a little when you really lay into it. Combine that with a full, tight low-end response, a ceramic magnet and dual stainless steel blades, and you have the Dimebucker.

Dime preferred the warm, smooth power of a '59 bridge pickup in the neck position to balance with his signature bridge Dimebag pickup. It gave extra teeth to his solos. In a 2004 interview Dimebag described the tone of the Dimebucker; "It's very saturated, not to the point where its overly fuzzy, but it has a smooth and crunchy distortion tone. It will give you some extra gain, but it won't go so far that your sound breaks up and is going crazy. You get that warm tone with the distortion mixed in and it has the low end that's kicking you in the butt while the top end is cutting your face off in the right way, but not ripping your face off. If you ever listen to a Pantera record, that's what you'll hear through this pickup."

The Dimebag Signature bridge/neck complete set is hand built in Santa Barbara, CA. The bridge Dimebucker uses a ceramic bar magnet, dual stainless steel blades, 4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options, and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance. The '59 Bridge is vintage inspired, right down to the cloth braid hookup wires. It's also wax potted. Not many high-output passive humbucker pickups are capable of the massive metal tone of Dimebag Darrell. Dime wanted it all: beef, crunch, edge and balls, with biting treble and punchy bass, but an overall smoothness. This was his bridge and neck setup.
Seymour Duncan Dimebag Signature Bridge/Neck Pickup Set SH Spacing

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  • I love this pick-ups they are amazing.

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byAlexis

    fromSan Juan Puerto Rico

    No need to say much about them. The sound is amazing the clarity and aggressive distortion are beautiful. I would buy them all over again.

  • Awesome pickups

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    bySuper Dave

    fromBrainerd Minnesota

    These pickups are awesome. They have a great sound. I've had the guitar I put them in for 20 plus years and it sounds like brand new. They can go from clean and mellow to tear your face off metal no problem.

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  • asked byB. H

    fromBristol, Ct

    Does this come with all of the wiring

    Does this come with all of the wiring

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, the wiring is included.
  • asked byBowenh

    fromBristol, Ct

    Do these come with all of the wiring

    Do these come with all of the wiring

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, it does.
  • asked byJason

    fromRichmond, VA

    What does SH spacing mean? Or, I have a Gibson Explorer so which kind should I get?

    What does SH spacing mean? Or, I have a Gibson Explorer so which kind should I get?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    “Standard” humbuckers measure 1.90″ (48 mm) center-to-center from the first polepiece to the sixth. A Seymour Duncan standard humbucker string spacing measures just a touch wider, coming in at 1.930″ (49mm)
  • asked byPedro

    fromRockville

    These are passive or active Pickups?

    These are passive or active Pickups?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    These are passive.