It’s a rare and fortunate player who’s had the opportunity to play a great 50s or
early 60s Strat®. That’s the player we had in mind with the Virtual Vintage® 2.1,
because that’s the player who really knows if a pickup measures up to vintage
standards. In every way, the DP401 will stand the comparison. It even has
resistance, impedance and inductance specs like the best 50s pickups, and it was
designed to work with the original 250K controls. Obviously we don’t expect a player
to take the original pickups out of a 50s guitar, but—if you’ve got a great Strat®
from any era and want to experience the real deal (with no noise and less string
pull, from special Alnico 2 magnets)—the Virtual Vintage® 2.1 is your pickup.
Recommended For: All positions.
Tech Talk: This pickup is designed to reproduce the sound and feel of the
best single-coils from the 1950s. At the same distance from the strings as you'd
normally adjust a pickup with full-strength Alnico 5 magnets, the 2.1 has the same
power as a pickup from the 50s. However, because it uses AL 2 magnets with about 40
less pull, you can increase the power by adjusting the 2.1 closer to the strings
without affecting string vibration or intonation. The pickup height recommendations
are included with the 2.1 instructions.
Specifications:
Wiring Four conductor
Magnet Alnico 2
Output 112 mV
DC Resistance 6.12K
Year of introduction 2000
Patent # 4442749 & 5811710 & 5908998
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