Seymour Duncan Dimebag Set Black Pickup
This matched pair captures the aggressive, high-output character that defined Dimebag Darrell’s tone—thick, saturated, and engineered for crushing rhythm tracks and soaring lead performances. The Dimebucker bridge pickup and SH-1 ’59 neck pickup combination delivers versatility across the full frequency spectrum, from deep, articulate low-end to cutting treble response. Hand-built in Santa Barbara with Seymour Duncan’s exacting standards, this set combines raw power with construction quality that tracks clean and translates to recordings.
Pickup Design & Tonal Character
The bridge Dimebucker (SH-13) features a 16.25 k DC resistance ceramic magnet with dual stainless steel blades, producing thick, aggressive saturation ideal for palm-muted rhythm tracking and lead overdubs. The neck SH-1 ’59 sits at 8.13 k DC resistance with an Alnico V bar magnet, offering warmth and clarity while maintaining enough output to sit prominently in a mix without muddiness.
Construction & Frequency Response
Both pickups are vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonic feedback and squealing, ensuring clean, usable recordings at any session volume. The bridge resonant peak of 5.1 KHz combined with the neck’s 6 KHz peak creates a balanced tonal profile—the bridge emphasizes midrange aggression for definition in dense mixes while the neck retains articulate high-end detail for clarity during layering.
Key Features
- Bridge Pickup: Dimebucker (SH-13) with 16.25 k DC resistance
- Neck Pickup: SH-1 ’59 with 8.13 k DC resistance
- Bridge magnet: Ceramic bar; Neck magnet: Alnico V bar
- Bridge resonant peak: 5.1 KHz; Neck resonant peak: 6 KHz
- Bridge EQ: 6 / 5 / 8; Neck EQ: 6 / 3 / 8
- Dual stainless steel blades on bridge pickup
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
- Four-conductor wiring for flexible coil-split and series/parallel options
- Includes four-conductor hookup cable and form-fitting mounting ring
- Hand-built in Santa Barbara, California
This is a pro-grade pickup set that delivers the thick aggression and sustain required for recording-ready rhythm and lead tones, backed by Seymour Duncan’s reputation for consistency and durability.
