DiMarzio MegaDrive DP107

          The DP107 with Floyd Rose-Vibrato Spacing features a continuous coil that provides solid bass components and a 6-pole coil that translates the treble significantly. This results in a clearly defined, open sound, despite the high output. A loud humbucker without the distortion type narrowed centre sound.

          Sometimes a pickup does not need an artist’s name on it for the pickup to have a certain pedigree.  The DiMarzio MegaDrive is one of these.  Released in the 80s, the MegaDrive became the pickup of choice for the huge sound of Leslie West (Mountain), the neoclassical metal of Tony MacAlpine (solo artist, CAB, Steve Vai), and the grinding hard rock of Scott Dalhover (Dangerous Toys).

          This pickup was highly recommended. Seeing that it’s currently offered only through the DiMarzio custom shop, I knew I had to try it. LOL!  Fortunately, there are online outlets that carry the MegaDrive, so it was easy to get one.  For this purpose, I installed it in the same mid-level 2-hum super strat I’ve been using for other DiMarzio models such as the Titan set, the Illuminator set, and the D Activator set.  Maple body, maple neck, maple board, upgraded with a German double-locking Floyd Rose trem, Switchcraft 3-way toggle and a tight tolerance CTS pot.  Pickups are wired to their own independent series/parallel switching option.