DiMarzio DP161BK

Steve?s Special? DP161BK. Steve?s Special? is a non-traditional approach to high-output bridge humbucking pickup design. Hot humbuckers usually concentrate most of the pickup?s power in a narrow frequency bandwidth for maximum impact. Using our patented dual-resonance design, Steve?s Special? takes the opposite path, spreading the sound over a broad range. Bass and treble frequencies are boosted while the mids are pulled back, so the pickup?s power doesn?t kick a high-gain amp into overdrive as easily. This makes Steve?s Special? a good choice for both fast soloing and clean chords, because individual notes won?t smear together with heavy overdrive, and clean sounds have an almost ?hi-fi? quality. Recommended For Bridge position. Tech Talk Clean overdrive with high-gain amps. Steve?s Special? is very effective in Dual Sound® and coil-splitting clean modes. For soloing, this is a very good pickup to play with a midrange-heavy amp: the mid-scoop in the pickup's sound keeps the initial pick attack clean, and the notes don't run together as much with legato playing, even with heavy overdrive. Specs. DP161BK: Finish: Black. Wiring: 4 Conductor. Magnet: Ceramic. Output mV: 390. DC Resistance: 18.21 Kohm. Year of Introduction: 1995. Patent: 4,501,185.