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DiMarzio
DiMarzio Gravity Storm
Hot, clear and balanced, with forward mids, a dark top end and a big low end.
Hotter than 84% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- More mids than a typical DiMarzio
- Darker than a typical DiMarzio
- More low end than a typical DiMarzio
“If you are looking for high mid crunch forget the Gravity Storm, I have that set in one of my guitars and it is a lot of lows and low mids with a rolled back high end.”
Like the DiMarzio Gravity Storm, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle AbraxasAlnico 4 magnet · similar output80 match
- More biteDiMarzio DominionCeramic magnet · similar output85 match
- HotterDiMarzio Air Zone+14% output · Alnico 5 magnet84 match
- Less hotBare Knuckle Silo−14% output · Alnico 5 magnet84 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 15.19k
- Inductance
- 8.25 Hmeasured, 1 reading
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputdarkmid-forwardbig low end
From DiMarzio's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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ceramic magnet: punchier, more aggressive
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
DiMarzio Gravity Storm Guitar Pickups for Steve Vai
Steve Vai - "Gravity Storm" Preview from his upcoming solo album "The Story of Light"
“The bridge has a little punch while presenting some bold high end and mids to spare.”
“Chimey, glassy, crystalline, but with a little snap and spank when pushed.”
“If you are looking for high mid crunch forget the Gravity Storm, I have that set in one of my guitars and it is a lot of lows and low mids with a rolled back high end.”
“However, to say the gravity storm will have scooped mids because it has an A5 is a stretch, as the Tone Zone example proves.”
“Well in the neck i want more attack and sustain like the evos (or even the Gravity Storm, i like them too) would give me and the Bridge should have high treble, high bass and some middle.”
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