Description
Before the Super Distortion arrived in the early ’70s, there was no such thing as an aftermarket humbucker built to force a tube amp into full-on overdrive. DiMarzio changed that, and the DP100W remains the reference point every hot-wound humbucker since has been measured against.
- Regular-spaced bridge humbucker for standard humbucker routing
- 4-conductor lead wire for coil-splitting and series-parallel switching, similar to Strat-style tonal options
- High output voiced with boosted midrange, punchy low end, and cutting highs
- Delivers strong note definition even under heavy gain — chords stay articulate, single notes cut through
What sets the Super Distortion apart isn’t just raw power — it’s balance. Plenty of pickups get loud and muddy; this one gets loud and stays focused, whether you’re laying into palm-muted riffs or ripping through a legato run. That tonal signature has shown up on countless recordings across five decades, championed by guitarists as different in style as Ace Frehley, Al Di Meola, Phil Collen, Tom Scholz, and Paul Gilbert — proof that this pickup works as well for arena rock as it does for fusion and shred.
The 4-conductor wiring means you’re not locked into one sound. Wire it straight through for the classic humbucker roar, or wire in a coil-split for cleaner, single-coil-adjacent tones when you need more sparkle and less saturation.
If you’re chasing the sound that helped define high-gain guitar tone in the first place, the Super Distortion in regular bridge spacing is the original — and for many players, still the best.
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