Description
The Dimarzio DP166 The Breed Bridge Humbucker Pickup is a popular choice among fans of Steve Vai, who uses it on his Ibanez Jem guitar. It was designed to provide a fat, classic humbucker sound that contrasts with the hotter, screaming Evolution-equipped guitars. The DP165 Breed Humbuckers were specifically developed for Vai, with the neck pickup being louder and fatter-sounding than the PAF Pro pickups he used on his earlier Jems. The pickup also features 4-conductor wiring, allowing for "notch tone" coil-splitting and easy access to harmonics.
If you're a fan of Steve Vai, you've probably seen him playing an Ibanez Jem guitar with the word "Pogo" taped on the face. Steve wanted one of his instruments to have a fat, classic humbucker sound to contrast with the hotter, screaming Evolution-equipped guitars. The DP165 Breed Humbuckers are the pickups DiMarzio developed for him. The neck pickup is a bit louder and fatter-sounding than the PAF Pro pickups that Steve used on his earliest Jems. Harmonics are easy to get, and the 4-conductor wiring enables cool "notch tone" coil-splitting.
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