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Well, I'm interested in all of your opinions on DiMarzio. I would like first hand experiences because I'm always interested in them personally. I'll add my list a little later. I'll do a few I guess right now, but I have some decent experience with a few DiMarzio pickups. Also, you don't have to make it all neat like I did below.

Norton (DP160):
As of now my favorite bridge pickup, it has a lot of resemblance to the Tone Zone. Which may be the reason why I like it so much. It's got a mostly crunchy sound mixed with a tad bit of gain. Which does land it directly where DiMarzio puts it, "inbetween the FRED and Tone Zone". The open sound is rather thrashy crunch actually, it's some what tight but not as tight as say the Tone Zone. While muted it has some very nice low ends, I personally think this is a good Metal pickup. The bass isn't overwhelming but is just great, mixed with the crunchy muted sound of the pickup. That, like the open sound, is just a little less tight than say the Tone Zone. The cleans are really nice also, very clean and clear.

Tone Zone (DP155):
Definantly a close second on my favorite pickups, this would probably be the pickup you'll find me playing with if I ever make it big. It's a nice tight sounding crunch to it. Open it's a thrashy crunch, and muted it's a very nice tight crunch. Though it lacks a little in the bass area for my tastes, it's perfect for most of the music that I play which ranges from Classic Rock to Punk rock. The cleans on this pickup are nice too, it has nice bright cleans. Which, some times (like most bridge cleans) can be just a little too trebly for most people's tastes.

 

Doog

I don't have nearly as much experience with the Dimarzio's as you do Paul, but here goes.

Dimarzio Super Distortion
I got this installed in my Strat a while back. Huge improvement over the stock humbucker, but I still had some problems with it. The output is a lot higher than the output of my single coils, but I guess that's somewhat my fault. I also find it hard to get a sound that isn't really biting and trebley, but the Celestion G12-75's in my amp probably have something to do with that as well. It got a really versatile sound though, I can do metal pretty well with it, and have gotten some decent jazz tones out of it as well.

Noname

Dimarzio PAF pro

I have these in the Neck and Bridge positions of my 1992 Basswood Ibanez RG550 (maple neck/board)

It has a very cool, watery, open transparent sound to it. Very clear, lots of presence. I LOVE it, because Im all about the clarity. Its the clearest sounding humbucker ive ever heard. It sounds very nice clean or overdriven, it has a very subtle tone, that lets it be extremely versitle in just about any position. As a bridge pickup, its great. A little quiet, but that doesnt bother me. As a neck pickup, its outstanding. I think it could easily be the best sounding neck pickup ever. Definately a keeper.


Ive had experience with a Super Distortion, a Air Norton, and a Fred, and so far, the PAF pro's are way cooler than those, of course.

Doog

Hey noname, you think the PAF would sound good in an Agile Les Paul in the neck position? The electronics in that axe are acting kinda funky and I may end up switching pickups while I have the beast opened up and such.

Noname

your talkin about the PAF PRO right?

Yeah, it'll sound great, I put one in my friends epiphone LP and it smokes.

Also, he's got a tonezone in the bridge, its very cool.

Dimebag

When i first started playing i never acknowledged Dimarzio as a big name in the Pup industry. Being that their factory is based in my home town, they seemed like a local piece of scrap. But since trying the X2n i've been blown away. They are very hot pickups no doubt. A little trebbly but for the most part, those bitches squeal.

I'm more of a Duncan/EMG man though. Their dynamics just blow everything out of the water. Crystaline cleans and searing dirtys make em amazing to me.