Dimarzio DP186BK Cruiser Neck, Black

If youre a serious traditional Strat player, you probably wont want to know about pickups with side-by-side coils. But if youre the player whos up for something more modern with no 60-cycle hum, string drop-outs or sustain-killing magnet pull, we designed The Cruiser for you. Harmonic overtones are right where you expect them to be from a true single-coil, and the mid-range is open and vocal-sounding. Its hotter than the traditional single-coil, and the bass strings have a bit more chunk; this is an excellent pickup to combine with medium-output humbuckers, and it maintains its tonal identity with high-gain amps and multiple effects.

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The obvious question about The Cruiser is How does it compare to a single-coil sound? Our feeling is that the unwound strings (E, B, and G) are very close, and the wound strings (D, A, and low E) are a little fatter-sounding than a true single-coil. This is really effective for getting open-sounding chords, because high and low strings sound more spread out from each other. Having a total magnet pull that’s about 40% less than standard single-coils also means The Cruiser can be adjusted much closer to the strings for more power than stock pickups can achieve.

Specs

• Recommended For:Neck position with DP187, or neck and middle with higher output bridge pickup or full-size humbucker.
• Quick Connect: Yes
• Wiring: 4 Conductor
• Magnet: Ceramic
• Resistance: 3.13 Kohm
• Year of Introduction: 1994