Active humbuckers have a distinctive sound: powerful, clean,
open-sounding, with excellent harmonic overtones and very tight lows.
This also fits the description of a great 7-string pickup, if the
problems associated with active pickups - sterile sound and limited
headroom - could be eliminated. The D Activator 7 models do just that.
The D Activator 7 Bridge has the same loud yet clean sound as the best
active humbuckers, and killer harmonics. The low “B” string is all about
attack, not mud. It responds instantly to hard or light picking. In a
word: it rocks. No batteries required.
Like the 6-string version,
the bridge D Activator 7 has a very focused attack that hits the amp
hard and makes it “feel” more powerful than it actually specs out to
be. We also wanted to avoid the limiting effect that can occur with
active pickups when they are played hard. Our pickup is passive with a
lot of headroom, and it responds quickly and accurately to changes in
pick attack. A hard pick attack doesn't cause the signal to flatten
out, and picking more softly or rolling the volume control down lets
the sound clean up naturally. Like all passive pickups, D Activators™
require controls with a minimum value of 250Kohms. 500K is the standard
all around value, and our 1Megohm tone control is best for long cable
runs.
Recommended For: Bridge position
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Resistance: 11.40 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2007
Color: Black
Pole Pieces: Nickel
