What guitarists use DiMarzio Super Distortion?

Ace Freely, Earl Slick, Max Cavelara, Dave Murry, and Adrian Smith to name a few. While all companies boast that they can make pickups that will sing like Freddy Murcury (whom we all love and miss), the Super Distortion screams like Dani Filth (say what you will about the band, the dude can scream).

Are DiMarzio pickups worth it?

DiMarzio is one of the top pickup builder brands. Aside from that, they have several advantages that will be great for you: For heavy metal and hard rock genres, DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan are at the top of the industry.

Are DiMarzio pickups made in USA?

All DiMarzio® pickups are handmade in the USA.

What DiMarzio pickups did Eddie Van Halen use?

The closest sounding pickups that DiMarzio offers to the Van Halen set are the Air Norton™ for the neck position and either the The Tone Zone® or the DiMarzio® AT-1™ for the bridge position. 2) The reddish color neck position single coil in Eddie’s Frankenstrat is a DiMarzio Fat Strat, later renamed the FS-1™.

Is the DiMarzio Super Distortion better than the Duncan Distortion?

Re: Duncan Distortion vs. DiMarzio Super Distortion Too much in the sense that the Super Distortion is too muddy in the neck position. If you want a hot neck pickup, a much better choice would be the SH6n Distortion or a Dimarzio Super 2.

Which DiMarzio pickup should I buy?

If you want a hot neck pickup, a much better choice would be the SH6n Distortion or a Dimarzio Super 2. The Super 2 has the low end rolled off enough that it doesn’t muddy up and has the high end boosted for more clarity than the Super Distortion which is dark sounding in the neck anyway

Which one is better Duncan 59 or DiMarzio?

If we are to compare both 59’s of Duncan and DiMarzio, I would prefer DiMarzio. i find them a lot more balanced in the EQ than the Duncan. Duncan 59 is a little more shrill on the treble, and I notice there is a metallic “plink” sound on the open high E string. Price-wise, DiMarzio.

What do you think about the Super Distortion pickup?

As for the Super Distortion, had it in both of my Strats and now it’s in my little sister’s Cyclone. definitely warm and thick and ‘vintage’ voiced, if you put it in a two-humbucker guitar with a PAF-style neck pickup you will think you are in the 70’s. It’s definitely a HEAVY pickup.