DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup BlackNeck
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A new bold pickup with warmth, bite and tons of flavor from the legendary Steve Vai.
The Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Neck and Bridge Pickups are the next step in Steve Vai’s pickup evolution. Steve used to describe pickup sounds in terms of specific frequency responses. Now he describes them as flavor and texture. The flavor of The Gravity Storm™ Neck model is sweet and warm, but the texture has an edge to it. It has the depth of a humbucker with some of the bite of a single-coil. Steve described the sound he wanted from his new Gravity Storm™ Bridge Model pickup as “a thundering cloud of ice cream.” He didn’t say what flavor he likes, but this one has both bite and sweetness.
Most neck humbuckers don’t do a great job at reproducing pick harmonics, especially if they have a warm sound. This one’s different, particularly with 24-fret guitars. The combination of fat neck position tone with harmonics is something most haven’t often encountered before. It has a throaty quality that sounds like a cross between a humbucker and a single-coil.
A high-impact pickup doesn’t need a tremendous output level to make its point. Where the Evolution® Bridge Model is about power and sharp-edged tone, the Gravity Storm™ is more about depth and warm highs and mids. It’s very much a plug ’n play pickup – it doesn’t require a lot of tweaking to get a great sound. Because the highs are very fat, it’s possible to increase treble response on your amp without losing tone and sustain on the high frets.
Features
There's a storm coming. Batten down the hatches.
Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup Specifications:
- Neck:
- Wiring: 4 Conductor
- Magnet: Ceramic
- Output mV: 290
- DC Resistance: 12.56 Kohm
- Bridge:
- Wiring: 4 Conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Output mV: 340
- DC Resistance: 15.19 Kohm
Review Snapshot®
by PowerReviews(based on 7 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Improves sound (5)
- Good quality (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Concerts (5)
- Practicing (5)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (4), Professional musician (3)
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Pros
- Great Fat Balanced Tone
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Great For Anything
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
I have been doing my own work on all my guitars since '78 and this BY FAR, is one of the best pickups I have come across. After reading reviews about it, I was intrigued. I bought it for my PRS Custom 22 and WOW !!! Lives up to all the hype and reviews. It was described a fat in tone, which to me was a little vague, but after getting it, installing it.. WOW, FAT it is. Great smooth highs, thick in the midrange, and great low end !!! Not a real hot pickup, but after all the pickups I have gone through, and still have in my storage, a hot pickup isn't always the answer. They get too muddy, no articulation, usually with a high end that is harsh, in my humble opinion.I immediately fell in love with the tone. A few minor adjustments to the pickup and to attain string to string balance and SHAZAM !!! GREAT SUSTAIN.... I held note after note, at bedroom levels, and they all held on and went into that sweet feedback!!! I would DEFINATELY RECOMMEND THIS PICKUP. Great for hard rock, classic rock, country even, as it is very articulate and cleans up nicely when the guitar's volume is turned down. YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED !!!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Functional
- Good Quality
- Improves Sound
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
I have finally found the exact sound ive been looking for. A very warm pickup that some how retains clarity even on the low strings. exactly how dimarzio describes it, in between a single coil and a humbucker almost gives you a hot paf vibe with more clarity. I had the paf joe in my jem and it was a great pickup super clear but just a little too thin and my 5150iii is already a little bright so I put the gravity storm in and it warmed it up nicely. Shredders will love this as well as bluesy rock players because of the combination of warmth and definition. ive had every vai pickup and almost every dimarzio and its my favorite neck pickup.
Pros
- Clear
- Full
- Musical
Cons
Best Uses
- Concerts
- Locking Trem
- Longer Scale Neck
- Practicing
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
Great in the bridge for a bright or thin sounding guitar, especially a 25.5 scale with Floating Trem. If you are used to a hot pickup, it will take some getting used to, or a boost pedal for leads. It's a thick, warm, musical, growling, satisfying, clear pickup, but in a two guitar, drop tuned, fast picking metal band, it didn't cut through the mix quite as well as my ceramic pups.
Pros
- Improves Sound
Cons
- Not Hot Enough
Best Uses
- Concerts
- Practicing
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
Like the player who developed it, Steve Vai, this one's a bit of an enigma. It's got a nice, fat midrange that works in most settings. Think of this as the ultimate Steve Vai pickup, as it has the tonal qualities of the Evolution, the midrange of the EVO2, and the vintage warmth of the Breed. I wish it were a touch hotter, though it does cut through the mix. If you have a problem guitar, I can see this being an easy fix for the lead position.
Pros
- Improves Sound
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Concerts
- Practicing
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
sounds good , easy to install , just took 30 min to install
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Functional
- Good Quality
- Improves Sound
- In Your Face Warm
- Made My Jem Sound Fuller
Cons
- None so far
Best Uses
- Backup
- Concerts
- Practicing
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
I am one of those people who believe that our sound is in our heads and then our fingers make it happen. Some pick ups make it easier to get the sound that we hear in our heads. that would be the gravity Storms. I had Evos in my JEM and then a Cruch Lab later in the neck position. I could get my sound with some tweaking. Then I tried a set of the Gravity Storms and they just blew me away. they were just so responsive! Simply effortless to go from what I hear to making it happen. Don't get me wrong...I like the Evos and crunch Lab and would still use them had I not tried these guys. Our sound engineer noticed the difference right away and this was under less than deal conditions. he said "It was like you were channeling someone. What ever sound you wanted just happened and every little nuance just jumped right out." he is a guitar player and will no doubt own the second set of gravity Storms in town.
Pros
- Good Quality
- Improves Sound
Cons
Best Uses
- Concerts
- Practicing
Comments about DiMarzio Gravity Storm Steve Vai Signature Pickup:
The bridge pick up is one of the best I have ever come across. Big big chord sounds, great lead work, awesome pinch harmonics. It has a fat punchy mid range with clear bass but just the right amount. The treble is sweet and singing. Think of crunch lab's treble but rounder. If you have a bright sounding guitar or thin sounding, this will cure it. Its a lot like the AT-1 but louder. For the description of its character I was a little hesitant that it would be too warm and lack clarity that big bass and big mid range pups sometimes do but this doesn't. It delivers. I threw it in an alder body maple neck guitar and a walnut ebony guitar. Sounds awesome in both. Better in alder maple.
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