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DiMarzio DP160 Norton Bridge Guitar Pickup

Need nice grind but don't want to sacrifice clarity or thump? Check out Norton!

Price: $63 to $139

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I was looking for grind, and I found it!

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Humbucking guitar pickups characteristically do one thing well. When you're looking for versatility, you usually end up making a compromise, no matter how slight. I was looking for a pickup that had a nice yet nasty mid-range grind but that didn't sound thin or have too much treble, and at the same time at least had SOME punch to it. Introduce the DiMarzio Norton pickup. I installed the Norton in the bridge of an Ibanez S470 and was not disappointed. What really impressed me about this pickup is that usually the bridge humbucker is too bright to use with clean tones. While I'll admit the sample here is a LITTLE bright, it (to me) comes across more as more mid-range with almost a Telecaster-like twang in the background. Distorted, this pickup just becomes a monster, which is interesting considering the output is only 352 mV--neither massive nor trivial. The frequencies of this pickup are simply tuned to give you nice, tight, compressed rhythm sounds that are right in the middle--not too much thump, not too much bite. Also, you can easily pull off massive harmonics and other "Guitar Hero" tricks with relative ease. Single notes are similar--well-rounded and right in the middle. You can get more mid-range out of something like an Evo 2, but if you need more mids than Norton puts out, you might want to put in ear plugs first.

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Liked about it	Excellent harmonic overtones. Nice mid-range grind without sacrificing bass or treble. Available with factory-installed nickel cover (so works well in LP/Vintage guitars)
Didn't like	Not too crazy about the pole pieces/screws combination look.