DiMarzio - Area 58ā¢ - Black - DP415BK
There are two major differences between a great vintage StratĀ® pickup and an average one: treble response and dynamics. A great pickup is clear and bright, but not thin-sounding. A great one makes the sound jump out of the amp when you pick hard and drop way down when you play softly, and the tone varies when the string is picked at different spots. The best pickup weāve ever heard like this was from 1958, and thatās what inspired the Area 58ā¢, with two major differences. Our pickup has way less magnet pull, and virtually no hum.
The Area 58ā¢ has obvious similarities to the Virtual VintageĀ® 2.1 it replaces, but there are several non-visible performance factors that have changed. Dynamic range and string definition are greatly increased, leading to improvements in both clean chord-playing and overdriven soloing. The Area 58ā¢ is very sensitive to small height adjustment differences: close to the strings produces a fatter, slightly compressed blues tone and further away yields crystal clean sounds. The final improvement is in noise reduction. All of the Virtual VintageĀ® pickups have better hum cancellation than full-size humbuckers. Area 58ā¢ and Area 61ā¢ are even quieter.
Recommended For: Neck and middle, can also be used in bridge.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 2
Resistance: 6.15 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2006
DiMarzio - Area 58ā¢ - Black - DP415BK
There are two major differences between a great vintage StratĀ® pickup and an average one: treble response and dynamics. A great pickup is clear and bright, but not thin-sounding. A great one makes the sound jump out of the amp when you pick hard and drop way down when you play softly, and the tone varies when the string is picked at different spots. The best pickup weāve ever heard like this was from 1958, and thatās what inspired the Area 58ā¢, with two major differences. Our pickup has way less magnet pull, and virtually no hum.
The Area 58ā¢ has obvious similarities to the Virtual VintageĀ® 2.1 it replaces, but there are several non-visible performance factors that have changed. Dynamic range and string definition are greatly increased, leading to improvements in both clean chord-playing and overdriven soloing. The Area 58ā¢ is very sensitive to small height adjustment differences: close to the strings produces a fatter, slightly compressed blues tone and further away yields crystal clean sounds. The final improvement is in noise reduction. All of the Virtual VintageĀ® pickups have better hum cancellation than full-size humbuckers. Area 58ā¢ and Area 61ā¢ are even quieter.
Recommended For: Neck and middle, can also be used in bridge.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 2
Resistance: 6.15 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2006
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There are two major differences between a great vintage StratĀ® pickup and an average one: treble response and dynamics. A great pickup is clear and bright, but not thin-sounding. A great one makes the sound jump out of the amp when you pick hard and drop way down when you play softly, and the tone varies when the string is picked at different spots. The best pickup weāve ever heard like this was from 1958, and thatās what inspired the Area 58ā¢, with two major differences. Our pickup has way less magnet pull, and virtually no hum.
The Area 58ā¢ has obvious similarities to the Virtual VintageĀ® 2.1 it replaces, but there are several non-visible performance factors that have changed. Dynamic range and string definition are greatly increased, leading to improvements in both clean chord-playing and overdriven soloing. The Area 58ā¢ is very sensitive to small height adjustment differences: close to the strings produces a fatter, slightly compressed blues tone and further away yields crystal clean sounds. The final improvement is in noise reduction. All of the Virtual VintageĀ® pickups have better hum cancellation than full-size humbuckers. Area 58ā¢ and Area 61ā¢ are even quieter.
Recommended For: Neck and middle, can also be used in bridge.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 2
Resistance: 6.15 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2006
