DP211N

EJ Custom™ Neck DP211N.

Although Eric Johnson is best known as a StratxAE player, he has always played humbucker-equipped guitars as well. After getting a new GibsonxAE Les PaulxAE 1959 re-issue, Eric asked us if it could be made to sound like an old GretschxAE Country Gentleman guitar. We said, x93No problem!x94 The pickups we designed are exact replacements for standard, full-size humbuckers. They’re bright and have great presence without sounding thin. When Eric tried them, he said they were almost as clear-sounding as StratxAE pickups. He was surprised at how well they sounded with heavy distortion, because no matter how overdriven the sound, it did not become muddy. The EJ Custom™ is available with exposed coils in all standard DiMarzioxAE colors and plated or unplated nickel covers at additional cost.

GibsonxAE and Les PaulxAE are registered trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp., with which DiMarzio, Inc. is not affiliated.

Recommended For All positions, solid, semi-solid and hollow-body electric guitars.

Tech Talk
If you look at the DC Resistance specs for these pickups, you will see they're very similar to PAFxAE-style models. However, their performance is very different in two important areas. They have less power and much more treble response than x93vintagex94 humbuckers. In fact, treble response is comparable to that of typical single-coils, but since bass response is still very solid, the EJ Custom™ isn't thin-sounding. It's outstanding for chords and finger-picking, and has exceptional definition for soloing, even with extreme amounts of distortion.

Specs. DP211N:
Finish: Polished Nickel Cover.
Wiring: 4 Conductor.
Magnet: Alnico 5.
Output mV: 178.
DC Resistance: 7.01 Kohm.
Year of Introduction: 2004.
Patent: 5,908,998.

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