Description:
D Activator Bridge
DP220
The D Activator Bridge has an enriched harmonic quality and the notes want to sing. Both the D Activator Neck and Bridge pickups were designed to eliminate the sterile edginess commonly associated with active pickups. The D Activator Bridge pickup is about 25% louder than the D Activator Neck. Since Dimarzio decided to develop both pickups as a set from the ground up, they adjusted the volume levels on the pickups so they are balanced. That way when you switch from the neck to the bridge, you dont hear a drop in volume also a frequent problem with active pickups and they dont use batteries.
Recommended For:
D Activator Bridge: Bridge position.
Tech Talk:
Theres a big difference between a pickup that sounds bright and one that sounds thin. A thin-sounding pickup will be brittle on the highest frets and empty-sounding in the mids and lows. The D Activator neck model doesnt do this both the wound and plain strings remain tight and bright up the neck, and very well balanced. This allows the D Activator neck model to function well in both longer scale bolt-ons and shorter scale, set-neck guitars. It also makes for a good bridge pickup if you want a sound with a lot of snap and power. Like all passive pickups, D Activators require controls with a minimum value of 250Kohms. 500K is the standard all around value, and our 1Megohm tone control is best for long cable runs.
An interesting fact about the most popular active bridge pickups is that they arent incredibly loud. Instead, they have a strong, focused attack that hits the amp very hard and makes them feel more powerful than they actually spec out to be. This is an important characteristic that Dimarzio needed to capture with the D Activator bridge pickup. They also wanted to avoid the limiting effect that can occur with active pickups when they are played hard. This pickup is passive with a lot of headroom, and it responds quickly and accurately to changes in pick attack. A hard pick attack doesnt cause the signal to flatten out, and picking more softly or rolling the volume control down lets the sound clean up naturally. Like all passive pickups, D Activator pickups require controls with a minimum value of 250Kohms. 500K is the standard all around value, and our 1Megohm tone control is best for long cable runs.
Specs:
D Activator Bridge:
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Output mV: 470
DC Resistance: 11.41 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2007
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