DiMarzio Imperium 7, Neck, Black Pickup

The Imperium 7™ Neck Model was developed for Revocation front man Dave Davidson. Dave’s exceptional guitar playing is difficult to categorize. It has been suggested that he be described simply as a “metal” player without any additional modifiers because he spans the gamut. He’s a true original, and we’re very pleased to be working with him.

It was very important to Dave to have pickups that not only sound good as a lead sound, but also sound great clean because he doesn’t always play with distortion. The low end is full-bodied and the high end comes through crystal clear.

The Imperium 7™ Neck Model has a very smooth, liquid sound yet it’s really tuneful so that there’s a bit of contrast between the neck and bridge pickups when Dave plays leads.

Imperium 7™ pickups are very responsive to harmonics, and Dave says when he plays open chords with some harmonics on top, “It sounds really, really beautiful. Notes have great sparkle to them”.

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Tech Talk

The Imperium 7™ Neck Model has similar output to a PAF, and Dave gets his overdriven sound primarily from his amp. Dave’s sound covers a lot of territory — from extreme overdrive to crystal clarity — and everything in between. His neck pickup works equally well with high-velocity solos and classic jazz chords.

Specs

• Wiring: 4 Conductor
• Magnet: Ceramic
• Output mV: 250
• DC Resistance: 7.17 Kohm
• Year of Introduction: 2016
• Patent: 5,908,998