DiMarzio Super Distortion Humbucker DP100 fitted to Tokai LS80 Les Paul - Matt Thorpe

I recently added the DiMarzio Super Distortion Humbucker DP100 pickup to the bridge position on my Made In Japan Tokai LS80 Love Rock Les Paul.It is recorded through a Line6 PODxt and direct to the video track. I've used DiMarzio SDHBs since about 1977. The one on my other Tokai LS150 was purchased then and has been moved onto various guitars over the years. There is something about the great tone and response of these pickups.

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[Sgalaga]

awesome sound so the DP100 is on the bridge whats a good combo for the neck pup? thanks

[Mattukgtr]

@Sgalaga I like a Gibson 490R in the neck position with the DP100 or you could try a Burstbucker #2 or a #3. I used a #3, I bought for bridge use and going spare, as a neck pup, with a DP100 in bridge, for quite some time with great results.

[supro48]

is there a difference in tone and response between the modern super distortion and the one from the 70's? Which one do you like better?

[Mattukgtr]

@supro48 the modern version probably sounds more consistent across the strings due to it being the F spaced version. My 70's version is not F spaced. No real discernable difference otherwise.

[karrodeadd]

alright quick question and probably a stupid one im planing on making a 7 string and they make pickups like these for 7 string models here coms my stupid question do the pickups create the distortion sound cause thats what reading about them said to me i so im def. buying them

[Mattukgtr]

@karrodeadd The pickup itself does not make the distortion as such. Through a clean amp it will sound clean (although louder than an average pickup). It has a higher output which makes it easier for the pickup to distort a valve/tube amplifier without using pedals.

[Yonktech]

Now thats how a les paul should sound

[guitarist779]

How do you think this pickup will do in an all mahogany guitar with rosewood fingerboard? I'm trying to get a thick, rich/fat sound out of my guitar, but my main problem is the sound I'm getting., which is to dark, almost covered up -sounding on the bridge. Do you think this pickup will boost my guitar sound, or darken it? My guitar is a Schecter C-1 Plus.

[browsif]

I've been thinking about putting a Super Distortion in the bridge of my MIJ Tokai Love Rock Custom and your video has just made my mind up for me.

[GuitarSamurai62]

Everybody's playing blues- I need to hear some chords to hear how the SD pups chugs. Everybody wants to play lead.

[efrain2196]

Maybe cuz it has dimarzio pickups

[CursedheartMiki]

Tokai Les Paul sounds a little bit better that GIbson Les Paul. Sad but true :)

[Sgalaga]

how is the DP100 compare to the Duncan Sh-4 and Sh-5? thanks

[tmarks313]

hey, if its good enough for Ace Frehley, its good enough for me