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DiMarzio Releases New Titan Humbuckers

Dimarzio's newest humbuckers were co-designed with Periphery guitarist, Jack Bowen, for his upcoming signature Ibanez guitar.


Staten Island, New York (October, 7, 2013) -- DiMarzio, Inc. is happy to announce the release of two new Titan humbucking pickups for 6-string electric guitars. The Titanā„¢ pickups were designed and developed for Periphery guitarist, Jake Bowen, and his upcoming signature guitar by Ibanez. They are also available for retail sale from DiMarzio. Jake Bowen is one of the new generation of guitarists on the cutting edge of progressive rock. His sound is helping to redefine rock guitar, and his pickups play a major part. The Titanā„¢ Neck Model pickup (DP258) is punchy and fat sounding, yet can handle multiple layers of effects without getting muddy. Jake says, ā€œWhen I switch to leads, I go to the neck pickup which gives me more rounded notes and more attack. I also go to the neck pickup for cleans, depending on what my needs are."

Jake’s music often calls for ambient, clean passages as well as lead passages with lots of reverb, delay, and chorus. The Titanā„¢ Neck Model has a balanced blend of highs, mids, and lows, and also works well for smooth, overdriven solos. Jake claims it enables him to retain the tone of his guitar as well as add a lot of effects without it getting "too messy."

Jake’s bridge pickup is crucial to his sound, and the most important feature is that it needed to be tight. It also needed to have good dynamics for right-hand playing yet still keep the aggressiveness and mid-range that Periphery’s music calls for. The Titanā„¢ Bridge Model (DP259) is at home with both standard and dropped tunings. Additionally, Jake shares that ā€œit’s a very tight, aggressive palm-muted sound when I do palm-muting strokes but ­— when I play open chords — everything rings out very nicely.ā€ Many high-output pickups are either very bright or very dark. The Titan Bridge Model is bright where it needs to be — on the low end. The highs are warmer, and the Titan has a distinctive voice that doesn’t get lost, even in a dense, three-guitar mix.

DiMarzio’s Titan Neck and Bridge Model pickups are made in the U.S.A., and may now be ordered for immediate delivery.

Pricing information:
$119 (each)

For more information:
DiMarzio

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