Even if chocolate chip is on your mind, our cookies make an important contribution to a great shopping experience. Soak all parts in hot, soapy water for 10 to 15 minutes. My first aftermarket pickup was a Super Distortion back in the 70's. The distortion is also surprisingly okay, it's thick sounding for a single coil pickup, has lots of mids and isn't overly bright, though it does have a bright chracteristic, there is still quite a good amount of low mids. While there are a whole lot of noiseless (i.e., hum-canceling) options out there for single coil pickups, it can be easy to only scratch the surface. The Injector bridge pickup is not a super high output pickup, I'd say it's medium output with both nice cleans and distortion sounds. The Injector™ is a lot louder and warmer than the Area 67™ but the combination produces varied tonal colors in the 2 and 4 positions, with the Area 67™ alone providing vintage tone and the Injector™ Neck and Bridge for heavier sounds. He’s also been playing a lot of Racer X-style instrumentals, so the time was right for signature Paul Gilbert single-coil sized DiMarzio® pickups. The sound is not like a vintage single-coil - highs are bright but not glassy, and lows are solid and defined. For injectors that must be washed by hand, take the entire injector apart. The DiMarzio Injector neck pickup is a great option if you want to keep one foot in a modern vibe, one foot in a classic vibe, and present it in a noiseless wrapper with a nice bow on top. Area 67, Area 58, Area 61, VV Pro 54, Injector neck, VV HB2, Virtual Solo, SDS-1, Area T, Area Hot T, Area T 615, Virtual Hot T, Chopper T, Bluesbucker, Breed set, Air Norton, Super Distortion, DLX+, DLX-90, DP240, DP198, VHPAF, AT-1, Norton, Injector bridge. The DP423 sound is not like a vintage single-coil - highs are bright but not glassy, and lows are solid and defined. I think it's a great. I got a set of Dimarzio Injectors, with an Area 67 in the middle, for a Strat that sounded too bright, brittle, and anemic for my ears. Category . DiMarzio review / Pickups / Unbiased reviews of guitar equipment, CD and DVD music at Ultimate-Guitar.Com Rinse the injector pieces, dry them thoroughly, and reassemble the marinade injector before storing it. If you want a LOUD and pretty authentic single coil Strat sound, try the Injector bridge wired for just the top coil. The Injector Bridge Model is one of DiMarzio's hottest hum-canceling models (185mV output) with six individual Alnico magnets. Even if chocolate chip is on your mind, our cookies make an important contribution to a great shopping experience. It's been a while since I toyed around with the original Virtual Vintage Solo but from what I remember it seems like the Virtual Vintage Solo is closer to a regular P90 where as the Injector bridge is has more of a paf/p90 feel. Yesterday I set up my better maple neck strat with the Injector neck in the neck and a Bare Knuckle Holydiver (their take on the JB) - very simple set up, one 500k volume, one 500k push-pull pot, 3-way tele selector that selects bridge - both  - neck. However with these ones I think Dimarzio's finally nailed it! Cookies help us improve performance, enhance user experience and deliver our services. Overall, the DiMarzio Paul Gilbert signature Injector Bridge and Neck pickups are a brilliant pair of pickups. How does the Injector sound next to the Solo? Specs Wiring: 4 Conductor Magnet: Alnico 2 Output mV: 185 DC Resistance: 11.35 Kohm REVIEW: DiMarzio Injector Paul Gilbert signature pickups Peter Hodgson March 9, 2011 Paul Gilbert has been using DiMarzio pickups for, yikes about 25 years now, but in all that time he’s never had a signature pickup. DiMarzio Injector. In a way, you could say these are the latest evolution of the Area/Virtual Vintage series pickups. Instead he’s preferred to use various humbuckers such as the Tone Zone, PAF Pro and PAF Classic. (This content has been automatically translated from French). He’s also been playing a lot of Racer X-style instrumentals, so the time was right for signature Paul Gilbert single-coil sized DiMarzio® pickups. I just scored a used Injector neck which I put into my H-S stratocaster type guitar. Designed for high performance in all situations, the Injector™ produces an exceptionally balanced tone perfect for a wide range of styles. It is a single coil size humbucker so it is noiseless. The stock pups on the Highway 1 were lackluster to my ears, but with the Injectors, the guitar feels like a living thing. I strayed and tried Rio Grandes, Duncans, and EMGs only to come back to Dimarzio. Bridge pickup is a hotter PAF type. I use 500k pots in this guitar - fits both the humbucker and the Injector well. But because of the Injector's construction it boasts a warmer and louder sound than a vintage-style single-coil pickup. With a 250k pot I imagine it would be quite dark. Every time I play this guitar I love these pickups more and more. Posted on March 9, 2011 March 9, 2011. I found the neck version works really well with a 500k volume pot, for situations where you want to pair something with a single coil vibe with a hotter humbucker and need the 500k volume for the bucker. )pickguards for Stratocasters with different combinations of pickups, so I got me the Injector set, and I'm loving them. The blend of humbucker tonality with strat single character make them a versatile pickup set that can cover a range of styles. Cranked it through the Bassman the other night and it sounded very good. Most of the Area series can be pretty shrill with 500k pots, these solve that problem and also have the volume in the neck to keep up with a bucker in the bridge. I installed a Dimarzio Injector which is the Paul Gilbert signature pick up. I can't believe nobody's reviewed this one yet! No thinning issues, common with singles and floyds? 721778 - DC Resistance: 8.56K ohms - Measured L: 3.800H (3.675H without base plate) - Calculated C: 144pF (154 - 10) - Gauss: 1200G Red Velvet #2 ser. Naturally, Dimarzio immediately asked Paul to become a DiMarzio® endorser. Dimarzio est un fabricant de pick-up moderne, fournissant tous le meilleur joueur de guitare avec les micros dont ils ont besoin pour un son moderne. This pickup creates a tone that reflects guitar sounds of both old and new, an excellent accessory for guitarists. The DiMarzio Injector Neck is the neck model (obviously) of the signature pickups that were made for Paul Gilbert. I like the fact that I can cover most any style with these whcih leads me to my question. Works great in middle position between 2 medium to high output humbuckers. Save dimarzio injector to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. Carl Roa demos the new DiMarzio - Paul Gilbert Injector pickups. The folks at DiMarzio Inc. were nice enough to send me an evaluation set of the new DiMarzio Injector pickups along with an Area 67 a couple of weeks back and they've been sititng on my desk waiting to be installed in a guitar. Dimarzio offers pre wired (and solderless!!! Wiring: 4 … 727137 - DC Resistance: 8.38K ohms - Measured L: 3.858H - Calculated C: 138pF (148 - 10) - Gauss: 1100G Red Velvet #3 ser. Jan 14, 2016 #1. chris m. Poster Extraordinaire. Dimarzio Injector set Discussion in 'Just Pickups' started by chris m., Jan 14, 2016. ‹ See all details for DiMarzio DP422 Paul Gilbert Injector Neck Pickup White Matched with an Area 67 in the middle. Not only is it super quiet, but it still actually sounds like a single coil. He's also been playing a lot of Racer X-style instrumentals, so the time was right for signature Paul Gilbert single-coil sized DiMarzio pickups. The clean sounds like a strat would to me, especially if switched in the 2/4 positions you can get the classic strat sounds, definitely all the chime you want! Paul used the Area pickups for his last few albums, and he decided he wanted to tweak them a bit. Paul Gilbert demos his new DiMarzio® Injector™ Pickups featured on his latest album "Fuzz Universe". Q. Guitars (2) Brand . Easy to install, offering fast response and versatility of tones for high-speed single-note lines and power chords. yeah I got a floyd but all my guitars have the large brass block and esp arming adjuster in them so there's no thinning issues there. I preferred H-S this time since I tend to hit the middle pickup all the time. DiMarzio presents Single Coil Pickups DP422 BK Injector Neck.If you are on the lookout for electric guitar pickups, pickups or guitars and basses in general, then this may be a fitting choice. DiMarzio Injectors (Paul Gilbert Signature Singles), Re: Review DiMarzio Injectors (Paul Gilbert Signature Singles), Re: DiMarzio Injectors (Paul Gilbert Signature Singles). Posts: 8,355. This review is pretty on par with mine I typed for SD forum. I have the VV Solo in 2 of my 3 strats with 54 pros in the neck and middle on one and Area 61s neck and middle on the other. Output of split Super Distortion and Injector is decent match for stock middle pickup and gives me approximate single coil sound for any position or clean humbucker sound with either bridge or neck selected. It's definitely better for hard rock tones than metal tones. Description: Injector™ Bridge DP423 Dimarzio first heard about Paul Gilbert in the 1980s. Paul loves the results, and you can hear them on … Funny were life takes you. The DiMarzio Injector single-coil neck electric guitar pickup is for the modern single-coil player who wants an aggressive and loud sound. You can hear it on Paul's latest CD, Fuzz Universe. While there are a whole lot of noiseless (i.e., hum-canceling) options out there for single coil pickups, it can be easy to only scratch the surface. I think these new single coil pickups have to be some of the best out there today with it's noiseless technology. Then, scrub all the nooks and crannies with a bottle brush. Paul Gilbert has been using DiMarzio pickups for, yikes about 25 years now, but in all that time he’s never had a signature pickup. Pickup Injector bridge Paul Gilbert signature pickup, Single coil, 4 - Wire, Alnico 2 magnets, Stacked, Colour: Black cover, Neck position Served with love! Doesn't handle brutal metal tones very well, but the day I play Soil Work and In Flames with a strat is the day I need to be shot cause I have plenty of guitars better suited for that stuff. So how does it sound for lower tubescreamer into a fender amp gain? The folks at DiMarzio Inc. were nice enough to send me an evaluation set of the new DiMarzio Injector pickups along with an Area 67 a couple of weeks back and they've been sititng on my desk waiting to be installed in a guitar. Filters. The Injector replaced a Bill Lawrence L-200SN and just blows it away - much bigger and fatter sounding but still retaining a single coil vibe. Thanks. The DiMarzio Paul Gilbert Injector Prewired Pickguard Pickup Set requires no soldering and includes pickguard, pots, knobs, and 3 well-designed pickups: the Injector Neck (neck), the Area 67 (middle), and the Injector Bridge (bridge). DiMarzio (2) Price . DP423 Injector Bridge, Stratocaster guitar pickup from DiMarzio in the Hum-canceling Strat series. REVIEW: DiMarzio Injector Paul Gilbert signature pickups. DiMarzio Red Velvet Red Velvet #1 ser. Pickup "Injector" bridge pickup, Paul Gilbert Signature, Dock position, Single coil, 4-Wire, Magnets: Alnico 2, Stacked, Colour: Black cover Served with love! It actually works ok with a tubescreamer into a Fender style amp. Wish I had the time to do this earlier but it seems like everyone wants to bring in guitars for setups and upgrades RIGHT BEFORE Christmas and everything, anyways I finally got around to doing it (only because I came down with the flu and stopped taking clients). Injector Bridge (bridge) The Injector Bridge Model is one of DiMarzio's hottest hum-canceling models (185mV output) with six individual Alnico magnets. So far so good, but I can't say I have completed the test period yet. Upgrade your pots too, you'll be glad you did. However with these ones I think Dimarzio's finally nailed it! DiMarzio says that both pickups are hum-canceling single-coils with superior speed, dynamic range and 40% less magnet-pull than standard single-coils … Staten Island, NY (November 24, 2010) -- Long-time DiMarzio endorser Paul Gilbert has again teamed up with the company for a new set of single-coil sized signature pickups. I use it for 5 months after purchasing the pickguard Injector Injector including neck / bridge 67/Injector Area. Joined: Mar 25, 2003 Location: Santa Barbara, California. 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. The outcome of our teamwork are the new Injector™ Neck and Bridge Model pickups. The result is the newly released Injector neck and bridge pickups. 2007, 2020 DiMarzioForum.com, BRL Guitarworks and Budd Royce Enterprises Inc. Tones than metal tones I strayed and tried Rio Grandes, Duncans, and EMGs to... 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