DiMarzio DP252 Gravity Storm BK

I have a 2016 Gibson Firebird V that I found is brighter sounding than the 1991 version I once had. I liked the sound of the 1991 'Bird, even from the dreaded ceramic bridge pickup. The 2016 though is inherently brighter and got a broad mid to it, it's probably the wood and the build of this particular guitar, so the bridge ceramic pickup was very harsh sounding.
Since I got a stash of different full size humbuckers I decided to re-route the bridge cavity to fit them. Unfortunately none of the pickups from my stash did sound to my liking in the 'Bird. So, DiMarzio to the help; first a Fantom 90 DP279, and it sounded very good in there for a while. But a bit too smooth, so after some investigating I ordered the neck Gravity Storm DP252. Now this is a very very good fit for this guitar! More bite in the mids and also got some single coil influence in there, and low mid growl! I just love it! I also tried it with a 1M pot instead of 500k and it got really interesting, very chewy and tight, fun to use for fast riffing and such. So I've decided to install a 1M pot with push-pull switch to switch in a 1M resistor across the pot to have both 1M and 500k available.
The pickup also blends very well with the original neck pickup, gets the "bell" sound together.

I've learnt with DiMarzio pickups that they are mostly tailored for a specific tone or application. In this case I chose the neck version of this pickup to complement a medium output bridge humbucker, since this is also not a high output pickup.
The reviews I'd seen and heard impressed me and in practice it does precisely what I'd expected. You have the warm tones you expect from a neck pickup, especially on chords. But the magic happens when playing single notes. I've never heard a neck humbucker that sounds so clear and detailed. It's almost like a single-coil in its clarity when playing individual notes. It's not the thick sweetness you normally get on neck pickup, but a drier and crisper. I've no idea how they manage to create this combination. It makes for cleaner sounding lead-lines in this position.
Listen carefully to this pickup first because it may not be to everyone's taste. But if you want more clarity in your lead tone when playing on the neck pickup, this might be what you are looking for.

équipé sur une ibanez série sabre coté manche ( ce pour quoi, il est fait ).
Moins gras qu'un air norton, il ressemble plus a un PAF joe qui aurais des attaques type simple bobinage strat et en plus précis sans avoir les aigus strident.
Ca reste un double donc gros grain de sortie et son tout de même plus épais qu'un simple.
Convient plus a ceux qui cherche un son moderne, les coup de médiators sont présents par contre il génère peu d'harmonique même avec une très grosse sature..
Pas encore testé en split !!!