LiquiFire™

DP227

One thing has stayed consistent throughout John Petrucci’s long and successful career: the DiMarzio® pickups in his guitars. John has been pushing the envelope of progressive metal since the late eighties, and the DiMarzio® LiquiFire™ Neck Model resulted from our most recent collaboration with John. He used it throughout Dream Theater’s tenth studio album, "Black Clouds & Silver Linings". John swears this is the best live and studio sound he has ever had. He wanted a neck pickup with a flowing, singing solo tone when used with a heavily overdriven amp and a clear chord sound with a clean amp setting.

Recommended For

Neck position. Can also be used in bridge position

Tech Talk

Since the mid 1990s, John’s neck pickup sound has been based on either the standard Air Norton™ or the custom version in his Ernie Ball® guitars. The LiquiFire™ has several significant differences. Its treble response is warmer and smoother while bass response is tighter and brighter. The total sound has a more focused voice which works equally well for highly overdriven solos and complex, clean chords.

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Specs

Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Output mV: 300
DC Resistance: 10.75 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2009
Patent: 5,399,802 & 5,908,998

Pickup Dimensions

Tone Guide

Treble: 4.5

Mid: 7.5

Bass: 6.0

Color Options

Players & Soundbytes

John Petrucci
Juampy Juarez
Carl Roa
Juan Juarez
Peter Gusmano

John Petrucci

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Song: Rite of Passage Solo
Album: Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Band: Dream Theater
Guitar Used: John Petrucci BFR
Pickup Used: Crunch Lab™ - Bridge
Pickup Used: LiquiFire™ - Neck