When we started working with Billy Corgan on the pickups for his
signature Strat, we sent him several models to try out. He liked the Air
Norton S in the neck, The Chopper in the middle and The Tone Zone S in
the bridge. After playing them on several gigs, he asked for some
changes in the neck and bridge pickups. He wanted a deeper sound from
the low strings without losing any punch, and he didn't want the sound
to get muddy with high-gain amps. To do this, we lowered the frequency
response of one of the the coils in each pickup just enough to boost the
bass while opening up the mids. The end results are the pickups that
are now in Billy's signature Strat. They do exactly what he wants in
humbucking mode and he's found they work really well in split mode as
well.
The output and DC resistance specs of the DiMarzio BC-1 and
DiMarzio BC-2 are very similar to those of the Air Norton S and Tone
Zone S, respectively. The difference is in the tuning of the coils, and
how this affects the way they interact with each other. It can be
described as more of a "feel" than a sound difference - Billy's pickups
seem to move more air.
Recommended For: All positions, especially bridge.
Quick Connect: Yes
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Resistance: 13.47 Kohm
Color: White with black rails
Year of Introduction: 2009
