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DiMarzio DP153F FRED Pickup

FRED© is built to bump the mid-range of the PAF Pro© EQ up a notch, but in the process, something unusual happened. Harmonics that humbuckers usually don t reproduce started popping out, particularly with overdriven amps and distortion units. FRED© has about the same power as the PAF Pro©, but the unusual overtones create a sound with more crank and growl. Joe Satr... Specs: - * Wiring: 4-conductor - * Magnet: Alnico 5 - * Output: 305 - * DC resistance: 10.07 - * Year of introduction: 1989

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Great Lead Pickup a Must Have

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This is the bridge pickup in my JS1000. This thing sounds great!! For lead it screams when distorted and scales back nicely when clean. If you want a pickup that covers all kinds of music this would be a great choice.

Liked about it	1. Clarity when played through distortion. 2. Sounds great clean and covers varied music styles. 3. Mixes well with PAF pickups and others.
Didn't like	Sound varies tremendously depending on the guitar's wood.

Overall satisfaction:

4.0

By Billyb63
Oct 20, 2009

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Suprisingly useable

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I was initially scared of this pickup as I had no desire to sound like Joe Satriani; to my suprise it is so much more than a one trick pony

Liked about it	Fatter bottom end than I expected. Sounds great in the neck position also records very well
Didn't like	Sometimes those same unusual overtones that make it so cool also make it very annoying.

Overall satisfaction:

4.0

By LuredMaul
Oct 15, 2009

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Fred, not just for Satch

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I have this pickup in two guitars. The first is an old ESP M-100 that I tricked out to be electronically similar to an Ibanez JS. The other guitar is an Ibanez JS 1200. The JS1200 gives me the Satch sounds with an emphasis on the upper mids. It's great for harmonics despite it's medium output rating. The ESP, with different wood, offers a bit more hollow tone but in some ways I like this. It doesn't immediately sound like Satriani. Despite being an almost signature pickup, it is versatile and can achieve a lot of different tones. It gives an excellent chime on clean settings and can get down and dirty for 80's metal. It also gives great crunch tones when you overdrive the amp slightly.

Liked about it	1. Awesome harmonic overtones without tones of output. 2. Solid versatility. Let's you go from vintage rock to modern by mere volume knob adjustments and gets very chimey with the cleans. 3. At it's heart, this is a pick-up for melody and solo guitar lines and it excels at that.
Didn't like	1. It is versatile, but you need to EQ things because in a basswood guitar, it's very easy to sound like Satch. That said, it's distinctive tone allows you to stand out in the mix no matter what you're playing.