DiMarzio DP165 The Breed Neck, Black Overview
If you're a fan of Steve Vai, you've probably seen him playing an Ibanez® Jem guitar with the word "Pogo" taped on the face. Steve wanted one of his instruments to have a fat, classic humbucker sound to contrast with the hotter, screaming Evolution®-equipped guitars. These are the pickups we developed for him. The neck pickup is a bit louder and fatter-sounding than the PAF Pro® pickups that Steve used on his earliest Jems. The bridge pickup is not as hot as the Evolution®, but it's got a warm and punchy mid-range coupled with a fat low end that rolls off before it can get muddy. Harmonics are easy to get, and the 4-conductor wiring enables cool "notch tone" coil-splitting.
dp165 The Breed Neck Specification
- Wiring: 4 Conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Output mV: 325
- DC Resistance: 10.39 Kohm
- Year of Introduction: 1997
dp165 The Breed Neck Tone Guide
- Treble: 6.5
- Mid: 7.5
- Bass: 7.5