DiMarzio has been working on serious vintage single-coil design with no hum for eight years. Our goal has always been to capture the best qualities of pickups we heard from the 1950s and early ‘60s. We’ve played several pickups from the early ‘60s that had a unique tonality: they were steely, yet woody-sounding.

Naturally, we wanted to nail this sound, and we wanted to do it with no hum and less magnet-pull. This is it. It’s good in all three positions, and it’s a perfect bridge pickup with a pair of Area ‘58s if you want to go all the way from Nashville to Texas in one guitar.

Tech Talk: Over the last 10 years we’ve gotten literally hundreds of requests from guitarists asking for the Texas blues sound. This sound is centered on single-coils from the early 1960’s, but it’s also based on heavy strings and strong hands. We can’t change your strings or your hands, but the Area ‘61 captures the tonal bedrock this sound is based on.

Like the Area ’58, the Area ’61 really responds to different pick attacks: played hard, it sounds louder and tougher than you’d expect from a vintage pickup, but it cleans up immediately by picking softer or rolling down the volume control. And like the Area ’58, its ability to cancel hum is superior to full-size humbuckers.

Specifications: Wiring Standard Four Conductor Magnet Alnico II Output 142mV DC Resistance 6.46K.

We also stock this model pick-up in White, Red, Creme, Yellow, Mint Green, Pink, Green, Aged White & Blue.   Available upon request at no extra charge.

WE HAVE BEEN AN AUTHORIZED DIMARZIO PICK-UP DEALER FOR OVER 25 YEARS!!!

We were a full service guitar shop in operation for over 30 years. We stock over 2000 + Humbucking Pick-ups. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PICK-UP, OR HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PICK-UP, PLEASE contact me.

I ship Delivery Conformation Mail and take ALL parcels to the Post Office personally. The pick-ups shown (displayed) in the pictures are the actual pick-ups that are up for SALE.

ALL SALES FROM ME ARE FINAL. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE SOUND OF YOUR PICK-UP OR IF BY SOME CHANCE IT IS DEFECTIVE, PLEASE CALL DIMARZIO WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE FOR THEIR 30 DAY EXCHANGE POLICY FROM 9:00 AM TILL 5:00 PM EST. A DATED SALES RECEIPT (A COPY OF YOUR PAYMENT INVOICE) IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR EXCHANGE. THIS APPLIES TO U.S.A. RESIDENTS ONLY.