One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petruccis 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 DiMarzio® LiquiFire Neck Model resulted from our most recent
collaboration with John. He used it throughout Dream Theaters tenth
studio album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings". John swears this is
the best live and studio sound he has ever had. He wanted a neck pickup
with a flowing, singing solo tone when used with a heavily overdriven
amp and a clear chord sound with a clean amp setting.
Since the mid 1990s, John's neck pickup sound has been based on either the standard Air Norton or the custom version in his Ernie Ball® guitars. The LiquiFire has several significant differences. Its treble response is warmer and smoother while bass response is tighter and brighter. The total sound has a more focused voice which works equally well for highly overdriven solos and complex, clean chords.
- Recommended For Neck position. Can also be used in bridge position
- Wiring 4 Conductor
- Magnet Alnico 5
- Resistance 10.75 Kohm