Dimebucker Clean or High Gain, or Is There More?

[SavageRiffer]

I can't believe the Dimebucker has slipped by me all this time! Man it has a percussive attack and low end balls, and the searing high midrange seems to cut through far better than the EQ suggests. What I want to know is if it has some versatility for other styles like rock and blues? I haven't seen a decent quality video that covers the in between tones. What say you of this pickup?

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Dimebucker Clean or High Gain, or Is There More?

trey & Securb lerv 'em!!!

Hopefully they'll chime in.

Had 1 when they first came out,but sold the guitar it was in before I got give it a full go...
Sounded pretty damn good best I recall,def different.Basswood,Mpl,Floyd Charvel.

Of course,"now" I have a Dean ML(MIK Shadow),stock p/ups...

 

[dave74]

Re: Dimebucker Clean or High Gain, or Is There More?

I also really like the DB, but I rarely play mid-gain styles so my post is pointless here.
I honestly think it's a great pup in the right guitars with the right setups.
Dime of course played full-mahogany w/rosewood and used fairly loose tension by today's standards. (something like 49s at D or drop-C (damageplan) IIRC)

 

[EDX]

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man i also love the dimebucker, split it's twang city, it' doesn't matters what guitar it is in, if you split the dimebucker even a big mahogany slab with a floyd will twanga like a tele, also if you run it on parallel it has a p90-ish sound i like to use for sabbath tones, it's natural clean tone also behaves well for country and it's so damn clear that you can get the jazz easy

 

[treyhaislip]

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As Rando said, I love the Dimebucker. Main thing that stuck out to me was how articulate it is–super high gain and each note still rings out clear. Notes and chords are full of power and authoritative. If you love harmonics then I don't see why you wouldn't want to give this one a try.

I think the name turns a lot of people off, seriously should be marketed as an awesome Country pickup. My style of playing is more Bluesy-Rock, and it worked great for me. FWIW, I had mine in a Walnut San Dimas build and paired it with a Screamin Demon in the neck–was a great combo.

 

[Securb]

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Yep, I love my Dimebucker. Straight into the Fender Excelsior it has enough oomph to push the break up to a great early Who/Stones tone. I use the Dmebucker for blues and classic rock all of the time. It splits nice and in that mode, it really cleans up. Split with some gain on it you get an almost single coil vibe but very fat and full. Not quite a P90, it is its own animal. When I plug it into my Marshall, it responds as expected face scorching hard rock and metal. Here is a review I wrote that talks about the range of the Dimebucker.

Seymour Duncan's Dimebucker – O' So Misunderstood

http://www.tmrzoo.com/2012/31590/guitar-review-seymour-duncans-dimebucker-o-so-misunderstood

 

[Nostalgic Distortion]

Re: Dimebucker Clean or High Gain, or Is There More?

As Rando said, I love the Dimebucker. Main thing that stuck out to me was how articulate it is–super high gain and each note still rings out clear. Notes and chords are full of power and authoritative. If you love harmonics then I don't see why you wouldn't want to give this one a try.

I think the name turns a lot of people off, seriously should be marketed as an awesome Country pickup. My style of playing is more Bluesy-Rock, and it worked great for me. FWIW, I had mine in a Walnut San Dimas build and paired it with a Screamin Demon in the neck–was a great combo.

Seconded....