DiMarzio DP173 Twang King Bridge Tele Guitar Pickup DP173BK

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DiMarzio DP173 Twang King Bridge Tele Guitar Pickup DP173BK

When we decided to go for the vintage Tele® sound, we knew we had to do more than just copy a forty-year-old design. We wanted pickups that captured the best elements of our favorite Broadcaster® and Telecaster® sounds — and then some. The Twang King™ pickups have unequalled response to pick attack: light playing produces a soft, quiet tone and hard picking creates a harder, louder, and more dynamic sound than any comparable single-coil. We accomplished this with a combination of controlled-tension coil-winding, special wire, and hand-calibrated magnets. The neck pickup comes with a chrome cover, and the bridge model has a ferrous base plate. Both pickups are wax-potted twice for squeal-free performance.

Recommended For Standard Tele® bridge position.

Tech Talk
We didn't model the Twang King™ bridge after a specific original. Instead, we combined the best tonal qualities of several Broadcaster® and Telecaster® pickups from the 50s and early 60s. We were aiming for a balance between big, clean lows and fatter-sounding highs, and we wanted the pickup to be able to handle a very wide dynamic range, so the sound would clean up with soft picking and really open up with a harder attack.

Specs
Wiring: 2 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Output mV: 198
DC Resistance: 8.07 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1995
Patent: n/a

Tone Guide
Treble: 8.0
Mid: 4.0
Bass: 4.0

We recommend professional installation of pickups