Dimarzio - DP101FBK Dual Sound F-Spaced Black

When DiMarzio launched Super Distortion®, no one had heard a bridge pickup attack so hard; the DP101FBK Dual Sound F-Spaced Black takes that story and adds a dual personality. You want something heavy? That's what the ceramic magnet and 13.68 kΩ resistor are for, with a punch that slams and holds its own against a wall of amps.

The game-changer here is the 4-conductor wiring. It transforms this pickup. Looking for a funkier, airier groove? Then the series-parallel modes come into play. Suddenly, the sound breathes, each note finds its space without fighting with its neighbour. Then there's the moment when you need that sharp, cutting attack: the single-coil mode pops up and snaps like a pair of well-struck cymbals.

On a solid body, in bridge position, you feel that balanced tone that leaves no register untouched. The clear, precise sounds that emerge from the pickup, even with the volume turned down, retain a definition that makes all the difference in the studio. Slip it on the neck or in the middle, and it retains that clarity, that detail that turns a simple chord into a statement.

The F-Spaced setup is not a detail. On wide-spaced guitars like Floyd Rose or Ibanez Edge, the magnets are placed right under the strings. Each note retains its strength and attack. Even on wide bends, nothing fades.