Editing DiMarzio

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'''DiMarzio, Inc.''' (original name: '''DiMarzio Musical Instrument Pickups, Inc.''') is a [[United States]] manufacturer best known for its direct-replacement [[guitar pickup]]s.<ref name=GuitarWorld /> The company also produces miscellaneous guitar accessories, such as cables, straps and hardware.

DiMarzio became known for its Super Distortion model, which was the first after-market replacement guitar pickup. It was introduced in 1972 <ref>[http://www.dimarzio.com DiMarzio Super Distortion Specifications]</ref> and is still one of the most popular models.

The Super Distortion pickup produced a higher electrical output than the pickups normally fitted as standard to guitars at the time. It has around twice the output of a [[PAF (pickup)|PAF]]-type pickup, and stronger [[ceramic magnets]]. This drove the input stage of [[guitar amplifier]]s with roughly twice as much voltage as a PAF pickup, so that an overdriven distorted sound was easier to obtain.

Two of the technologies that they are known for are:
* their Dual-Resonance design which uses two asymmetrical coils tuned to different frequencies to produce unique sounds.
* their Airbucker™ design which reduces string pull and increases sensitivity and sustain.

== Notable users past and present==
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* [[Tom Scholz]] of Boston (P-90, Super Distortion)
* [[Tosin Abasi]] of [[Animals as Leaders]] (Ionizer 8 Neck, Ionizer 8 Middle, Ionizer 8 Bridge)
* [[The Sword|J.D. Cronise]] of [[The Sword]] (Super Distortion)
* [[Jimmy Page]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] (PAF, Super Distortion at the bridge of his #1 Les Paul)
* [[Jason Becker]] (PAF Pro, HS-2, Tone Zone)
* [[Eddie Clarke|"Fast" Eddie Clarke]] of [[Motörhead]] (X2N, SDS-1, Super Distortion)
* [[Kerry King]] of [[Slayer]] (Super Distortion in  early [[BC Rich]] Mockingbird)
* [[Jeff Hanneman]] of [[Slayer]] (Super Distortion in early [[Gibson Les Paul]] for neck position)
* [[Jerry Garcia]] (SDS-1, Super 2, Dual Sound)
* [[Chris Broderick]] of [[Megadeth]] (D Activator Bridge, D Activator Neck, D Activator 7 Bridge, D Activator 7 Neck)
* [[Kurt Cobain]] of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] used a Dimarzio Super Distortion and a Dimarzio PAF in both of his 1965 Fender Jaguar dual humbuckers.
* [[Billy Corgan]] of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] uses DiMarzio pickups, and his signature [[stratocaster]] uses DiMarzio pickups as standard.
* [[Dave Davidson (musician)|Dave Davidson]] of [[Revocation (band)|Revocation]] uses DiMarzio D Activator Bridge, Liquifire neck and Super 2 neck pickups
* [[Ace Frehley]] of [[Kiss (band)|KISS]] (Super Distortion, PAF)
* [[Manny Charlton]] of [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]] (Super Distortion)
* [[David Gilmour]] of [[Pink Floyd]] (FS-1)
* [[John 5 (guitarist)|John Five]] (D Activator Bridge, D Activator Neck)
* [[Terrance Hobbs]] of [[Suffocation (band)]] (Super Distortion (bridge))
* [[Eddie Van Halen]] (used on his discontinued [[Ernie Ball]] signature series guitars. Now produced as the Axis and Axis Super Sport. These pickups are custom made for Ernie Ball only).
* [[Eric Johnson]] (EJ Custom, HS-2)
* [[Greg Howe]] (Air Norton S Neck and Custom GH5 Bridge)
* [[Paul Gilbert]] (PAF Pro, Super Distortion, Humbucker From Hell,  Air Classic Neck & Bridge, Tone Zone, Area 67, The Injector)
* [[Steve Morse]] (Steve Morse Model)
* [[Phil Collen]] of [[Def Leppard]] (Super Distortion, Super 3)
* [[Ehsan Keramati]] of (Dimarzio/ibz)
* [[Michael Romeo]] of [[Symphony X]] (Tone Zone, X2N)
* [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] (previously used HS3 and HS4)
* [[James Shaffer|James "Munky" Shaffer]] of [[Korn]] (Blaze)
* [[Noodles (musician)|Noodles]] of [[The Offspring]] (Tone Zone)
* [[Jake Bowen (musician)|Jake Bowen]] of [[Periphery (band)]] (Titan, LiquiFire and Crunch Lab)
* [[Richie Sambora]] of [[Bon Jovi]] used a DiMarzio PAF Pro humbucker in his now discontinued [[Fender Stratocaster]] signature model.
* [[Herman Li]] of [[DragonForce]] (Evolution, Blaze, FS-1, HLM)
* [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] of [[Iron Maiden]] (Super Distortion, PAF DP-103 (neck))
* [[Steve Lukather]] (Transition)
* [[Mark Morton (musician)|Mark Morton]] of [[Lamb of God (band)]] (Dominion Neck and Dominion Bridge)
* [[Ian MacKaye]] of [[Fugazi]] (Super Distortion)<ref name=IanMcKaye />
* [[John Petrucci]] of [[Dream Theater]] (Humbucker From Hell, Tone Zone, Air Norton, Steve's Special, Custom Modded Air Norton and Steve's Special, D-Sonic, LiquiFire and Crunch Lab, Illuminator)
* [[Rob Caggiano]] of [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] and [[The Damned Things]] (Tone Zone, Humbucker From Hell, Air Norton, FRED)
* [[Randy Rhoads]] (Super Distortion, PAF)
* [[Pete Townshend]] of [[The Who]] (Dual Sound)
* [[Leslie West]] of [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]] (Megadrive, Fast track II)
* [[Buckethead]] (X2N, Air Norton, ToneZone)
* [[Dave sharman|Dave Sharman]] (The Tone Zone, Super Distortion)
* [[Adrian Smith]] of [[Iron Maiden]] (Super Distortion)
* [[Chuck Schuldiner]] of [[Death (metal band)|Death (band)]] (X2N)
* [[Steve Vai]] (PAF Pro, The Breed, Evolution, Evo 2, Blaze II, Gravity Storm)
* [[Billy Sheehan]] (Model One, Model P, Will Power)
* [[Bumblefoot (musician)|Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal]] (Tone Zone, Chopper)
* [[Sam Totman]] of [[DragonForce]] (Evolution, HLM)
* [[Andy Timmons]] (AT1 Custom (bridge), Cruiser (middle), Cruiser (neck))
* [[Joe Satriani]] (PAF Joe, PAF Pro, FRED, Mo' Joe, Pro Track,Satch Track Neck)
* [[Frank Zappa]]
* [[Kiko Loureiro]] of [[Angra (band)|Angra]] and [[Megadeth]]
* [[Page Hamilton]] of [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] (Air Zone)

==Patents==
Lawrence P. DiMarzio holds following US patents:

* {{US patent reference|number=4133243|y=1979|m=01|d=09|inventor=DiMarzio, Lawrence P.|title=Electric pickup}}
* {{US patent reference|number=4227434|y=1980|m=10|d=14|inventor=DiMarzio, Lawrence P.|title=Adjustable soundhole mount for a musical pickup}}
* {{US patent reference|number=4320829|y=1982|m=03|d=23|inventor=DiMarzio, Lawrence P.; Altilio, Daniel|title=Merchandise display container}} — a special container for merchandising pickups.
* {{US patent reference|number=4442749|y=1984|m=04|d=17|inventor=DiMarzio, Lawrence P.; Blucher, Steven L.|title=Electrical pickup for a stringed instrument having ferromagnetic strings}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=GuitarWorld>''Guitar World'' Magazine May 1994</ref>
<ref name=IanMcKaye>{{cite web|title=FUGAZI: A guitar gear summary (Guest Post)|url=http://www.effectsbay.com/2010/09/fugazi-a-guitar-gear-summary-guest-post/|publisher=Effects Bay|accessdate=1 June 2014|year=2010}}</ref>
}}

== Further reading ==
* Guitar World Magazine, "The 100 Most Important People In Guitar", San Francisco, CA, May 1994.

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.dimarzio.com|DiMarzio official website}}
* [http://www.dimarzioforum.com The DiMarzio Forum]
* [http://www.dimarzio.com/magazine DiMarzio Magazine]
* [http://www.dimarzio.com/gallery DiMarzio Gallery]
* [http://appext9.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=441953&p_corpid=379382&p_entity_name=%44%69%4D%61%72%7A%69%6F&p_name_type=%41&p_search_type=%42%45%47%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=0 NY Entity Information]

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