DiMarzio DP172 Gold Twang King

Habe mir den Twang King zusammen mit einem Seymour Duncan STL1B für ein Telecaster Custom-Projekt gekauft und bin restlos begeistert. Spiele hauptsächlich Metal, aber mich verschlägt es immer wieder in die Blues-Ecke und dafür ist der Twang King absolut geil. Der Sound ist schön warm-twangig-geschmeidig - oder so ähnlich kann man das beschreiben. Mir wird jedenfalls warm um's Herz ;-)
An der Verarbeitung ist nichts auszusetzen. Wirkt alles sehr hochwertig und solide. Lediglich die Beschreibung (wenn man die 3 Bildchen so nennen kann) war auf Ikea-Niveau, was mich als Laien in Sachen Pickup verkabeln und löten dann doch ziemlich genervt hat. Da hat mich die deutlich ausführlichere und verständlichere Beschreibung, die beim Seymour Duncan dabei war, dann doch gerettet.

Hallo, ich habe diesen Pickups zusammen mit dem DiMarzio DP384 für meine Squier 60's Tele gekauft. Das ist zufällig die Kombi die Herr Kotzen auch gewählt hat. :-)
Ich mochte den Sound der originalen PU nicht wegen des harschen und flachen Sounds, der mir zu beissend war. Die Gitarre mochte und mag ich aber von der Verarbeitung und der Bespielbarkeit. Deshalb das Update.
Jetzt ist die Gitarre mein absoluter Favorit. Beide Pickups sind genau was ich wollte. Volles Brett an der Brücke und glockiger klarer Singlecoil am Hals. Dieses Update hat die Squier auf das Niveau einer doppelt so teuren Fender Tele gehoben. Ich würde die Pickups sofort wieder kaufen.

When I first heard about the Twang King, I assumed based on the name, that it would be good for country but not much else, but I was wrong. After doing a lot of reading online and watching lots of reviews, I saw that the neck pickup in particular was receiving lots of praise, so I decided to give it a go. -
This neck pickup sounds rich, warm and full and is very responsive to dynamics. It has a great clarity and chime to it, that cuts through in a mix, or live band setting, without being too bright. It sounds fantastic played clean, and has a certain smoothness and 'sweetness' with crunch tones. (I am aware that I am using words to describe a sound, but they are the closest descriptions I can give via a written review).
They definitely retain a true telecaster tone, and they really nail that 'quack' in the middle position that we all know and love, whilst adopting some slight Strat-like character in their beefiness when played in the neck position. They really brought my Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster to life! Whilst it is a fantastic guitar and many leave it completely stock, I felt the neck pickup, despite being brilliant in it's own right, to be slightly lacking for my tastes.
Replacing the stock neck pickup with a Dimarzio Twang King instantly brought out all the amazing qualities of this guitar and I dare say, it rivals many Tele's I've played that cost 3 times as much! I can't put it down! Since installing this pickup, I'm really loving the clean sounds I am able to dial in, but I also often play with some crunch, and more higher-gain tones. For context, I play Rock, Jazz, Blues, Funk, RnB and various different genres of music, and this pickup handles them all tremendously well, even heavier rock! (just maybe not stuff like death metal, haha). But it responds very well to gain, and in my opinion, this may just be one of the best neck pickups you could install in a Telecaster, especially considering the price. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a little more out of their Telecasters' neck position, as this is a high quality, fantastic sounding pickup that is very versatile too!