Evo 2™ Bridge

DP215

The original Evolution® Bridge Model did exactly what Steve Vai wanted it to do: kick butt and produce serious scream. Then he wanted something a little more complex — the same basic tone with increased headroom and dynamics, so that the sound kills on 10 and cleans up when the volume is rolled down. With a little less power than the original Evolution®, Evo 2™ balances perfectly with the Evolution® Neck Model and performs equally well with high gain and vintage amps.

Recommended For

Bridge position in solid body guitars.

Tech Talk

Although Steve was happy with the basic sound of the original Evolution® bridge pickup, he felt that a pickup with similar tone and less output would be useful — particularly for live performances. He also requested the frequency response in the 4000Hz to 5000Hz range to be reduced slightly compared to the original Evolution® Bridge Model. The Evo 2™ accomplishes these tasks by using a less powerful magnet to reduce the pickup’s power, and patented Virtual Vintage® technology to alter the frequency response without drastically changing the overall tone. The Virtual Vintage® technology also allows the Evo 2™ to produce a very good single-coil sound when switched to split mode.

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Specs

Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Output mV: 375
DC Resistance: 14.02 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2004
Patent: 4,501,185 & 5,908,998

Pickup Dimensions

Tone Guide

Treble: 6.0

Mid: 7.5

Bass: 6.0

Color Options

Players & Soundbytes

Steve Vai
Bill Hart
Mattias Sonnemo
Mr. Scott DiGioia
Scott Allen
Serj Buss
Alessandro Benvenuti
Aurelien Budynek
Jeries Alfreih
Richie Allan

Steve Vai

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Bill Hart

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Song: Look Out For June
Album: Subject To Change
Band: Bill Hart Band
Guitar Used: Brian Moore Custom Guitar
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

Look Out For June

Song: Loose Gravel
Album: Subject To Change
Band: Bill Hart Band
Guitar Used: Brian Moore Custom Guitar
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Neck

Loose Gravel

Song: You’re Next
Album: Subject To Change
Band: Bill Hart Band
Guitar Used: Brian Moore Custom Guitar
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Neck

You’re Next

Mattias Sonnemo

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Song: Freakshow
Album: Freakshow
Band: Timecode Alpha
Guitar Used: Ibanez RG
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

Freakshow

Mr. Scott DiGioia

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Song: Brick Solo 2
Album:
Band: Me with Backing Track
Guitar Used: Fender® Strat®
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

Brick Solo 2

Song: The Worm Anthem
Album: Originals
Band: Mr. Scott's Symphony
Guitar Used: Ibanez RG
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

The Worm Anthem

Scott Allen

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Song: From the Blindside
Album: From the Blindside
Band: Scott Allen Project
Guitar Used: Vigier Excalibur Custom Guitar
Pickup Used: FRED® - Neck
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

From the Blindside

Song: It's All About the Bling
Album: From the Blindside
Band: Scott Allen Project
Guitar Used: Vigier Excalibur Custom Guitar
Pickup Used: FRED® - Neck
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

It's All About the Bling

Song: On the Inside
Album: From the Blindside
Band: Scott Allen Project
Guitar Used: Vigier Excalibur Custom Guitar
Pickup Used: FRED® - Neck
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

On the Inside

Serj Buss

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Song: Psycho
Album: Just For Fun
Band: Tritone
Guitar Used: N. Zaganin SERJ Signature
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge

Psycho

Song: Intense
Album: Incarcerated Scream
Band: Serj Buss
Guitar Used: N. Zaganin SERJ Signature
Pickup Used: Evo 2™ Bridge - Bridge
Pickup Used: Evolution® Neck - Neck