primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message dimarzio inc. type private products guitar pickups website dimarzio.com dimarzio inc. original name dimarzio musical instrument pickups inc. is a united states manufacturer best known for its direct replacement guitar pickups . 1 the company also produces miscellaneous guitar accessories such as cables straps and hardware . dimarzio became known for its super distortion model which was the first after market replacement guitar pickup . it was introduced in 1972 2 and is still one of the most popular models . the super distortion pickup produced a higher electrical output than the pickups normally fitted as standard to guitars at the time . it has around twice the output of a paf type pickup and stronger ceramic magnets . this drove the input stage of guitar amplifiers with roughly twice as much voltage as a paf pickup so that an overdriven distorted sound was easier to obtain . two of the technologies that they are known for are their dual resonance design which uses two asymmetrical coils tuned to different frequencies to produce unique sounds . their airbucker design which reduces string pull and increases sensitivity and sustain . contents 1 notable users past and present 2 patents 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links notable users past and present edit tom scholz of boston p 90 super distortion tosin abasi of animals as leaders ionizer 8 neck ionizer 8 middle ionizer 8 bridge j.d. cronise of the sword super distortion jimmy page of led zeppelin paf super distortion at the bridge of his 1 les paul jason becker paf pro hs 2 tone zone fast eddie clarke of mot rhead x2n sds 1 super distortion kerry king of slayer super distortion in early bc rich mockingbird jeff hanneman of slayer super distortion in early gibson les paul for neck position jerry garcia sds 1 super 2 dual sound chris broderick of megadeth d activator bridge d activator neck d activator 7 bridge d activator 7 neck kurt cobain of nirvana used a dimarzio super distortion and a dimarzio paf in both of his 1965 fender jaguar dual humbuckers . billy corgan of the smashing pumpkins uses dimarzio pickups and his signature stratocaster uses dimarzio pickups as standard . dave davidson of revocation uses dimarzio d activator bridge liquifire neck and super 2 neck pickups ace frehley of kiss super distortion paf manny charlton of nazareth super distortion david gilmour of pink floyd fs 1 john five d activator bridge d activator neck terrance hobbs of suffocation band super distortion bridge eddie van halen used on his discontinued ernie ball signature series guitars . now produced as the axis and axis super sport . these pickups are custom made for ernie ball only . eric johnson ej custom hs 2 greg howe air norton s neck and custom gh5 bridge paul gilbert paf pro super distortion humbucker from hell air classic neck & bridge tone zone area 67 the injector steve morse steve morse model phil collen of def leppard super distortion super 3 ehsan keramati of dimarzio ibz michael romeo of symphony x tone zone x2n yngwie malmsteen previously used hs3 and hs4 james munky shaffer of korn blaze noodles of the offspring tone zone jake bowen of periphery band titan liquifire and crunch lab richie sambora of bon jovi used a dimarzio paf pro humbucker in his now discontinued fender stratocaster signature model . herman li of dragonforce evolution blaze fs 1 hlm dave murray of iron maiden super distortion paf dp 103 neck steve lukather transition mark morton of lamb of god band dominion neck and dominion bridge ian mackaye of fugazi super distortion 3 john petrucci of dream theater humbucker from hell tone zone air norton steve s special custom modded air norton and steve s special d sonic liquifire and crunch lab illuminator rob caggiano of anthrax and the damned things tone zone humbucker from hell air norton fred randy rhoads super distortion paf pete townshend of the who dual sound leslie west of mountain megadrive fast track ii buckethead x2n air norton tonezone dave sharman the tone zone super distortion adrian smith of iron maiden super distortion chuck schuldiner of death band x2n steve vai paf pro the breed evolution evo 2 blaze ii gravity storm billy sheehan model one model p will power ron bumblefoot thal tone zone chopper sam totman of dragonforce evolution hlm andy timmons at1 custom bridge cruiser middle cruiser neck joe satriani paf joe paf pro fred mo joe pro track satch track neck frank zappa avadhoot ket of adamantiumindia crunch lab d sonic d activator kiko loureiro of angra and megadeth patents edit lawrence p. dimarzio holds following us patents us patent 4133243 dimarzio lawrence p. electric pickup issued 1979 01 09 us patent 4227434 dimarzio lawrence p. adjustable soundhole mount for a musical pickup issued 1980 10 14 us patent 4320829 dimarzio lawrence p. ; altilio daniel merchandise display container issued 1982 03 23 a special container for merchandising pickups . us patent 4442749 dimarzio lawrence p. ; blucher steven l. electrical pickup for a stringed instrument having ferromagnetic strings issued 1984 04 17 references edit guitar world magazine may 1994 dimarzio super distortion specifications fugazi a guitar gear summary guest post . effects bay . 2010 . retrieved 1 june 2014 . further reading edit guitar world magazine the 100 most important people in guitar san francisco ca may 1994 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to dimarzio . dimarzio official website the dimarzio forum dimarzio magazine dimarzio gallery ny entity information retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dimarzio & oldid 739544259 categories guitar pickup manufacturershidden categories articles lacking reliable references from may 2009all articles lacking reliable referencescommons category with page title same as on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschfran aisitaliano polskiportugu ssuomi edit links this page was last modified on 15 september 2016 at 09 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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