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“In a funny way, the Super Distortion is the SM57 of the guitar pickup business. It’s got a s***-ton of hits”: Larry DiMarzio on the humbucker that changed the game
In the early ’70s, Larry DiMarzio single-handedly kickstarted the entire aftermarket pickup industry with his hot-output Super Distortion. We met NYC’s king of tone to find out how he did it
Kirk Hammett: “Maybe the age of active pickups is over”
The Metallica guitarist says PAFs age better and he has been swayed away from active humbuckers for lead work – and James Hetfield agrees
DiMarzio partners with Periphery’s Jake Bowen for Mirage signature pickups – a “super-saturated” set that has been tailored to his picking technique
The pickups were previously found in Bowen's Ibanez JBM9999 signature guitar, and are said to be the next step in his quest to “push his progressive metal sound forward”
Get 25% off 428 – yes, 428 – DiMarzio products, including Steve Vai’s signature pickups, in one of Cyber Monday's biggest guitar sales
Humbuckers, single-coils, straps, switches, pots, guitar cables, patch cables, you name it – Sweetwater's DiMarzio sale will probably have it
Steve Vai and DiMarzio join forces for new-look Blue Powder signature UtoPIA humbuckers
These ornate bridge and neck pickups feature custom laser-cut baroque-style covers, and match Vai's recently released Blue Powder Ibanez PIA3761C signature guitar
Watch deathcore heroes Whitechapel rip through crushing new single Lost Boy in this exclusive playthrough video
The band’s eighth studio album, Kin, is out October 29
Fantom power: DiMarzio’s new pickups offer classic P90 tone without the hum
Fantom P90s are available in soapbar, dog ear and full-size humbucker cover models
The secrets behind Al di Meola's tone on Race with Devil on Spanish Highway
How to capture the sonic magic of this breakneck proto-shred masterpiece
