One reason the first mini-humbuckers were relatively quiet pickups was the small space inside the cover for the coils and magnet. Louder mini-buckers can sound muddy, as if the sound itself were crowded inside the pickup. DiMarzio wanted a hotter, thicker sound, but they also wanted the pickup to speak clearly.

          The DiMarzio® Hot Minibucker accomplishes this. It's both very warm and open-sounding, and 4-conductor wiring offers effective split and dual-sound options. Like all of their covered pickups, the DiMarzio® Hot Minibucker is wax potted both before and after cover installation to eliminate microphonic squeal.