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DiMarzio's Billy Sheehan 'Relentless' pickups
- Thread starter Killed_by_Death
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Holy smokes these look interesting. Of course I just traded my parts P for a Jazz LOL..
Great…another P-Bass pickup I need to try. 
I am intrigued if for no other reason than they look cool.
What is the sonic landscape of these? Specs?
What is the sonic landscape of these? Specs?
I love DiMarzio pickups & TBH I wish they made soapbar style pickups. When I first saw these I thought that's what it was, especially when they mention fitting the radius.
If they were really designed to fit the radius they'd be asking you what your radius is when making the order, since not every neck has the same radius.
Also, if they were really meant to fit the radius both halves wouldn't be radiused symmetrically, they'd taper off at the center, where they meet.
I also wish DiMarzio would get someone to fix their crap drawings & the support section of their website.
If they were really designed to fit the radius they'd be asking you what your radius is when making the order, since not every neck has the same radius.
Also, if they were really meant to fit the radius both halves wouldn't be radiused symmetrically, they'd taper off at the center, where they meet.
I also wish DiMarzio would get someone to fix their crap drawings & the support section of their website.
There doesn't seem to be an option to ship to Canada on their website. I sent them an email last night but haven't heard back yet.
I'll take two sets if I hear back.
I'll take two sets if I hear back.
I had been wondering if there was some reason why metal covers for bass pickups were so uncommon. Apparently builders just hadn’t gotten around to it often. I already have an excess of pickups but I think I have been waiting for something like this.
Billy Sheehan is a bass hero of mine, even though I don’t try to practice his techniques or copy his sound. That said, by trial and error, I’ve found I really like the Dimarzio Model P, which this new Relentless should sound like. I also like the idea of a ramp-like shape. And, oddly enough, I searched for a chrome P pickup a day before Billy announced the release on Facebook.
I’ll be buying at least one of these.
I’ll be buying at least one of these.
nice look!
other than that, I don't think DiMarzio has reinvented the magnetic bass pickup in any way with this model...
as for the radius, I believe it is purely for optical reasons, because you can still adjust the height of the pickups to match the fingerboard radius like with any other P pickup
other than that, I don't think DiMarzio has reinvented the magnetic bass pickup in any way with this model...
as for the radius, I believe it is purely for optical reasons, because you can still adjust the height of the pickups to match the fingerboard radius like with any other P pickup
I think you missed just about everything that makes this pickup different. No other P pickup is radiused. They’re all flat topped. Eliminating the sharp edges and the screws’ interference is genius as well! And, no more of that THACK sound when a string hits a pole.
This design raises the bar and should be a wakeup call to other pickup manufacturers.
The 'ears' are green, because it's mounted onto a printed circuit-board (PCB):
cool look, but if its all metal wouldn't it be one big magnet for the strings to make contact with, more than just separate poles..Some of us really dig-in while paying
...Am sure you can adjust them lower, there are screw holes, just curious, would like to hear a demo
...Am sure you can adjust them lower, there are screw holes, just curious, would like to hear a demo
The black ones would combine well with the black cover that is over the DP121 G.
But DP146 P is nice enough.
@ HardNHeavy, not all metal is magnetic (only iron, nickel, kobalt, gadolinium or alloys of those), so copper, brass or bronze are often used for pickup covers because of that.
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IIRC, Billy himself is a big fan of reeeally digging in. Wrong?cool look, but if its all metal wouldn't it be one big magnet for the strings to make contact with, more than just separate poles..Some of us really dig-in while paying
