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Crunch Lab DP228
One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci’s long and
successful career: the DiMarzio® pickups in his guitars. John has been
pushing the envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and
the new DiMarzio® Crunch Lab™ Bridge Model ensued from our most recent
collaboration with John. He used it throughout Dream Theater’s tenth
studio album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings".
John swears this is the best live and studio sound he has ever had, and
the name says it all - "crunch" is what it’s all about with a big,
tight sound that’s neither muddy nor thin.
Recommended For: Bridge
Tech Talk:
The Crunch Lab™ is noteworthy (bad pun alert!) for what it doesn’t do -
it’s not a screamer, and it’s not about thundering lows. Its physical
appearance is identical to the D Sonic™, but the internal design is a
lot different. It’s louder, and the highs have more depth. The lows and
mids are more open, and this is crucial for playing chords with body
and presence through a gained-out amp. The voicing of the pickup is
also different enough to the point that John prefers the Crunch Lab™ to
be installed in almost all of his guitars (including the JP Bari) with
the solid bar toward the neck, regardless of the guitar’s tuning.
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