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DiMarzio DP152 Super 3 Guitar Pickup

The long-time "go-to" pickup for scooped mids is a monster in its own right.

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My long-time standard bridge pickup for heavy rock.

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If the Super Distortion started it all, the Super 3 finished it. They could have just as easily called this pickup, "The Punisher" and been accurate. With specs like 435 mV output (more than a Super Distortion but less than an X2N), 25K DC Resistance (more than any other DiMarzio pickup), and an EQ curve of Bass=6.5, Middle=8, and Treble=5 this pickup is all about driving your amp HARD. With that EQ curve you might think that the Super 3 would be too boomy, but they managed to get in just enough higher frequencies to prevent that from happening. Clean, the Super 3 sounds almost acoustic playing chords and jazzy and warm on single notes. These sound clips were taken with the Super 3 installed in the bridge position of my RG550MXXDY, and the sounds come from the same Line6 POD Farm patches I use for all my sound clip demos. Distorted, chords are big and full with good thump and presence. It's a bit difficult to tell from this sound clip because of the POD Farm setup being used (Screamer into Jump Plexi). Trust me--put this into any modern high-gain gear and this pickup will pound the paint off the walls.

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Liked about it	More thump and grind than the Super Distortion. Black pole pieces standard, not a special order--wicked-good/evil looks. Holds its own on clean settings as well. You can get away with less pickup switching.
Didn't like	I wish it compressed a little more like the DiMarzio Norton.