Up for sale is a Brand New DiMarzio DP-212 EJ Custom Bridge Guitar Pickup.

Although Eric Johnson is best known as a Strat® player, hehas always played humbucker-equipped guitars as well. After getting a newGibson® Les Paul® 1959 re-issue, Eric asked us if it could be made to soundlike an old Gretsch® Country Gentleman guitar. We said, “No problem!” Thepickups we designed are exact replacements for standard, full-size humbuckers.They’re bright and have great presence without sounding thin. When Eric triedthem, he said they were almost as clear-sounding as Strat® pickups. He wassurprised at how well they sounded with heavy distortion, because no matter howoverdriven the sound, it did not become muddy. The EJ Custom™ is available withexposed coils in all standard DiMarzio® colors and plated or unplated nickel coversat additional cost.

Recommended For: All positions, solid, semi-solid andhollow-body electric guitars.

Tech Talk

If you look at the DC Resistance specs for these pickups,you will see they're very similar to PAF®-style models. However, theirperformance is very different in two important areas. They have less power andmuch more treble response than “vintage” humbuckers. In fact, treble responseis comparable to that of typical single-coils, but since bass response is stillvery solid, the EJ Custom™ isn't thin-sounding. It's outstanding for chords andfinger-picking, and has exceptional definition for soloing, even with extremeamounts of distortion.

Wiring: 4 Conductor

Magnet: Alnico 5

Output mV: 200

DC Resistance: 7.85 Kohm

Year of Introduction: 2004