DiMarzio

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DiMarzio, Inc.
legal form Corporation
founding 1975
Seat Richmond Terrace, New York City, NY United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Branch Music industry
Website http://www.dimarzio.com/

The DiMarzio, Inc. (formerly DiMarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc. ) is a US-based company that was founded by Larry DiMarzio and the electromagnetic pickups for electric guitars and basses manufactures. The company's sales and administration offices are located in Richmond Terrace, Staten Island , New York City . The official German branch is Sound Service GmbH in Rangsdorf, Germany.

Well-known pickup models from DiMarzio are:

  • Super distortion
  • Mega drive
  • Tone Zone
  • X2N
  • HS3
  • Virtual Vintage and
  • evolution

DiMarzio has now established itself on the market, so that the pickups are used in series by instrument manufacturers such as the Japanese company Ibanez ( Prestige series and custom shop ) and the US manufacturer Music Man . In many DiMarzio pickups the pole pieces of the magnet can ( English : Pole pieces ) with an Allen key to be adjusted in height, a typical feature of DiMarzio.

customer

Customers include or included guitarists Eddie Van Halen , Phil Collen , David Gilmour , Greg Howe , Pete Townshend , Kurt Cobain , Steve Vai , Joe Satriani , John Petrucci , Paul Gilbert , Ace Frehley , Buckethead , Steve Lukather , Yngwie Malmsteen , Steve Morse , Al Di Meola , Farin Urlaub , Vinnie Moore , Jerry Garcia and Richie Sambora .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. DiMarzio. Musikhaus Thomann eK, accessed on October 28, 2012 .