The Seymour Duncan Dimebag Darrell is capable of massive metal tone. Crunchy pick attack, scooped mids, and just the right amount of saturation is what The Dimebucker bridge pickup is all about Dime wanted his signature humbucker to have a thick crunch that sags just a little when you really lay into it. Combine that with a full, tight, low-end response, a ceramic magnet with dual stainless-steel blades, and you have the Dimebucker. . In a 2004 interview Dimebag described the tone of the Dimebucker, “It’s very saturated—not to the point where its overly fuzzy, but it has a smooth and crunchy distortion tone. It will give you some extra gain, but it won’t go so far that your sound breaks up and is going crazy. You get that warm tone with the distortion mixed in and it has the low end that’s kicking you in the butt while the top end is cutting your face off in the right way, but not ripping your face off. If you ever listen to a Pantera record, that’s what you’ll hear through this pickup.”
Features
Hand built in Santa Barbara, CA
Uses a ceramic bar magnet
Dual stainless-steel blades
4-conductor lead wire for multiple wiring options
Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance