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LiquiFire 7™
DP707
One thing
has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci’s long and successful
career: the DiMarzio® pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the
envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the DiMarzio®
LiquiFire 7™ Neck Model resulted from our most recent collaboration
with John. He used it throughout Dream Theater’s tenth studio album,
“Black Clouds & Silver Linings”. John swears this is the best live
and studio sound he has ever had. He wanted a neck pickup with a
flowing, singing solo tone when used with a heavily overdriven amp and a
clear chord sound with a clean amp setting.
Recommended For
Neck position. Can also be used in bridge position
Tech Talk
The sound John likes in the neck position of his 6-string
translates very well to the 7-string, with fat highs and clean lows for
smooth solos and tight bass lines. The LiquiFire 7™ isn’t an exact
duplicate of the 6-string version. The attack is a little more focused
and the voicing is shifted down about 500Hz to bring out the sound of
the seventh string.
Specs
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Output mV: 270
DC Resistance: 11.48 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2009
Patent: 5908998 Crunch Lab 7™
DP708
One thing
has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci’s long and successful
career: the DiMarzio® pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the
envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the new
DiMarzio® Crunch Lab 7™ Bridge Model ensued from our most recent
collaboration with John. He used it throughout Dream Theater’s tenth
studio album, “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”. John swears this is
the best live and studio sound he has ever had, and the name says it all
— “crunch” is what it’s all about with a big, tight sound that’s
neither muddy nor thin.
Recommended For
Bridge position
Tech Talk
The Crunch Lab 7™ is noteworthy (bad pun alert) for what it doesn’t
do — it’s not a screamer, and it’s not about thundering lows. Its
physical appearance is identical to the D Sonic 7™, but the internal
design is a lot different. It’s louder, and the highs have more depth.
The lows and mids are more open, and this is crucial for playing chords
with body and presence through a gained-out amp. The way the pickup
attacks a note is both sharper and stronger, and this allows the Crunch
Lab 7™ to be installed with the solid bar towards the neck.
Specs
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Output mV: 410
DC Resistance: 11.07 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2009
Patent: 4,501,185 & 5,908,998
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