DiMarzio D Activator-X pickup
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DiMarzio D Activator-X

A neck humbucker with a ceramic magnet and moderate output.

moderate outputdarkmid-forwardtight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
11.29k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
DiMarzio's tone chart, 0–10

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