When we decided to go for the vintage Tele® sound, we knew we had to do more than just copy a forty-year-old design. We wanted pickups that captured the best elements of our favorite Broadcaster® and Telecaster® sounds – and then some. The Twang King™ pickups have unequalled response to pick attack: light playing produces a soft, quiet tone and hard picking creates a harder, louder, and more dynamic sound than any comparable single-coil. We accomplished this with a combination of controlled-tension coil-winding, special wire, and hand-calibrated magnets. The neck pickup comes with a chrome cover, and the bridge model has a ferrous base plate. Both pickups are wax-potted twice for squeal-free performance.
We didn't model the Twang King™ neck pickup after a specific original because, honestly, we never found one we were 100% happy with. We were aiming for big, clean lows and highs, and we wanted the pickup to be able to handle a very wide dynamic range, so the sound would clean up with soft picking and really open up with a harder attack.
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RICHIE KOTZEN
"My guitar wouldn't be my guitar without my DiMarzios."
HOWARD HART
“I've been with DiMarzio for over 10 years now. They are simply the best pickups on the market ... not to mention, a wonderful company to be with. The attention to detail and the attention to the artists has always been incredible.”
TIM GIBSON
“DiMarzio, the players’ company. It is no coincidence that they are the choice of many of the best in the music industry. Reliable and diverse, DiMarzio always seems to be at the forefront of everything, continually progressing, evolving and pushing the limits of tone. They have and always will be an integral part of my playing.”
TWANG KING™ NECK DP-172
When we decided to go for the vintage Tele® sound, we knew we had to do more than just copy a forty-year-old design. We wanted pickups that captured the best elements of our favorite Broadcaster® and Telecaster® sounds – and then some. The Twang King™ pickups have unequalled response to pick attack: light playing produces a soft, quiet tone and hard picking creates a harder, louder, and more dynamic sound than any comparable single-coil. We accomplished this with a combination of controlled-tension coil-winding, special wire, and hand-calibrated magnets. The neck pickup comes with a chrome cover, and the bridge model has a ferrous base plate. Both pickups are wax-potted twice for squeal-free performance.
We didn't model the Twang King™ neck pickup after a specific original because, honestly, we never found one we were 100% happy with. We were aiming for big, clean lows and highs, and we wanted the pickup to be able to handle a very wide dynamic range, so the sound would clean up with soft picking and really open up with a harder attack.
Recommended
RICHIE KOTZEN
"My guitar wouldn't be my guitar without my DiMarzios."
HOWARD HART
“I've been with DiMarzio for over 10 years now. They are simply the best pickups on the market ... not to mention, a wonderful company to be with. The attention to detail and the attention to the artists has always been incredible.”
TIM GIBSON
“DiMarzio, the players’ company. It is no coincidence that they are the choice of many of the best in the music industry. Reliable and diverse, DiMarzio always seems to be at the forefront of everything, continually progressing, evolving and pushing the limits of tone. They have and always will be an integral part of my playing.”
When we decided to go for the vintage Tele® sound, we knew we had to do more than just copy a forty-year-old design. We wanted pickups that captured the best elements of our favorite Broadcaster® and Telecaster® sounds – and then some. The Twang King™ pickups have unequalled response to pick attack: light playing produces a soft, quiet tone and hard picking creates a harder, louder, and more dynamic sound than any comparable single-coil. We accomplished this with a combination of controlled-tension coil-winding, special wire, and hand-calibrated magnets. The neck pickup comes with a chrome cover, and the bridge model has a ferrous base plate. Both pickups are wax-potted twice for squeal-free performance.
We didn't model the Twang King™ neck pickup after a specific original because, honestly, we never found one we were 100% happy with. We were aiming for big, clean lows and highs, and we wanted the pickup to be able to handle a very wide dynamic range, so the sound would clean up with soft picking and really open up with a harder attack.
Recommended
RICHIE KOTZEN
"My guitar wouldn't be my guitar without my DiMarzios."
HOWARD HART
“I've been with DiMarzio for over 10 years now. They are simply the best pickups on the market ... not to mention, a wonderful company to be with. The attention to detail and the attention to the artists has always been incredible.”
TIM GIBSON
“DiMarzio, the players’ company. It is no coincidence that they are the choice of many of the best in the music industry. Reliable and diverse, DiMarzio always seems to be at the forefront of everything, continually progressing, evolving and pushing the limits of tone. They have and always will be an integral part of my playing.”
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