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Dimarzio DP228 Crunch Lab
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One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci's long and successful career: the DiMarzio pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the DiMarzio Crunch Lab Bridge Model ensued from Dimarzio's most recent collaboration with John. He used this guitar pickup throughout Dream Theater's tenth...
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Great Pickup!
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Nice and punchy, great tone!! A definite improvement on the D-sonic.
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Good price, great tone, cuts through the mix very well!
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Hard to find in stores, pretty much have to order it, could use more color choices
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One of the best rock pickups to come out in a long time. 
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I've been toying with pretty much every high-output Dimarzio for some time now. When the Crunch Lab came out I ordered one and put it in the bridge of an RGR with the solid bar toward the rear. This is one awesome-sounding pickup. Notes in chord are articulate, chugging metal palm mutes are brutal and nicely compressed, and leads (yes, even on the bridge pickup) cut right through the mix. I ordered another one and put it in the bridge of an SA series and got the same great result. The EQ curve favors the mids and the bass and I think the mid frequencies really are what make this pickup stand out in the crowd. I played both through a Mesa Mark V, Marshall JVM410H, Marshall 1974X, Marshall M15 Mini-Stack, and a Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK II, along with dozens of models through Pod Farm--couldn't make it sound bad!!!
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Very articulate with many different styles.
Available with black pole pieces.
Versatile--can be installed reversed for a different sound (like the D-Sonic).
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Pricey because it's new.
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Dimarzio Crunch Lab
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After my recent shift towards metal, I found myself playing my guitar distorted more often. So naturally, I began to downtune my 6 string, wanting to get that nice crunch sound. Not owning a 7 string guitar, I wanted to really get some crunch going. So as soon as I found out about the Crunch Lab I went online and got one right away. After hearing the latest offerings from the metal god John Petrucci, I noticed he had a very smooth crunch tone, and wanted to emulate it somewhat. The moment I finished installing it, I cranked up my mesa, and instantly fell in love with it. Its almost a controlled smooth crunch, which is want you really want with respect to metal rhythm. Describing crunch as smooth, may seam odd, but that is really the only way I can describe it. The crunch on muted rock chords are controlled and then letting the rock chords ring out, really shows the pickup's ability to sustain and smooth a dirty distortion, allowing for complete control of the guitar. Shredding with this pickup is great because of the smooth nature of the pickup, each note gets its chance to shine, even at high speeds. If shredding is your guilty little pleasure then this pickup is for you. I ordered mine in blue to match my Ibanez J Custom RG-Paint-2 and looks great.
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Suprisingly the lead sounds on this pickup is just as tasty as its ability to crunch. Its crunch ability at high volumes, helps keep the sound controlled which I like. Of Course the choice of colors is always a large part of buying pickups and the fact that its never extra for any color combination from Dimarzio is great.
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The only thing I dont like about this Dimarzio pickup and pretty much any pickup is that the ends of the wires are always clipped clean. It would be nice to see a pickup company shave off a small amount of plastic over the wire ends, to make it easy for first time installation. Otherwise I find no fault with this pickup and really enjoy using it.
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