DiMarzio Air Classic pickup
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DiMarzio

DiMarzio Air Classic

A bridge humbucker with an Alnico 5 magnet and vintage output.

vintage outputbright

Specs

DC resistance
8.62k
Inductance
3.50 Hmeasured, 2 readings
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Hum-cancelling
DiMarzio's tone chart, 0–10

From DiMarzio's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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What others say

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On a clean amp setting, things are open and offer lots of headroom.
Darth Phineas · Jun 29, 2022Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The articulate and transparent nature are on full display with a high-gain amp setting.
Darth Phineas · Jun 29, 2022Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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