The Chopper™
DP184
The Chopper™ is the louder, punchier brother of the Fast Track 1™. More power is concentrated in the mids and low end for a bigger sound with more crunch. It shares the same side-by-side coils and twin-blade construction as the Fast Track 1™, so there are no misaligned poles or string-pull problems. We originally designed it as a bridge pickup to combine with The Cruiser® and Fast Track 1™, but it’s also a good neck pickup when you’ve got a hot humbucker in the bridge position.
Recommended For
All positionsTech Talk
The sound of The Chopper™ is a cross between a single-coil and a full-size humbucker, with more body than the single and more clarity than the HB. Excellent choice to fatten tone and increase power of Strat® bridge position, where it can be part of a matched set with 2 Fast Track 1™ pickups or Fast Track 1™ neck and The Cruiser® (DP187) (middle).Specs
Wiring: 4 ConductorMagnet: Ceramic
Output mV: 260
DC Resistance: 9.16 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1994
Patent: 4,501,185
Tone Guide
Treble:
7.0
Mid:
6.0
Bass:
6.0
Color Options
Players & Soundbytes
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Brandon Ham -
Cem Akman -
Henrik Danhage -
Matt Aub -
Milan Polak -
Ron Thal -
Joe Satriani -
Adam Langley -
Alberto Chaves -
Brian Baker -
Eddie Ojeda -
Gary Poulson -
Kevin Dillard -
Karl Morris -
Kiko Loureiro -
Mark Middleton -
Mattias Sonnemo -
Peter Parcek -
Reeves Gabrels -
Reggie Boyd -
Richie Castellano -
Richie Kotzen -
Scott Stine -
Sean Chambers -
Tom Kopyto
Brandon Ham
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Song: Get It Darlin'
Album: Casio Rodeo
Band: Mercy Mercedes
Guitar Used: Jackson Soloist
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ -
Pickup Used: Super 3™ -
Album: Casio Rodeo
Band: Mercy Mercedes
Guitar Used: Jackson Soloist
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ -
Pickup Used: Super 3™ -
Cem Akman
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Song: Magma
Album: Never Again
Band: Solo Project
Guitar Used: Cem Guitars, Silversword Plus Model
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Album: Never Again
Band: Solo Project
Guitar Used: Cem Guitars, Silversword Plus Model
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
- Magma
Song: In My Dreams
Album: Never Again
Band: Solo Project
Guitar Used: Cem Guitars, Silversword Plus Model
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Album: Never Again
Band: Solo Project
Guitar Used: Cem Guitars, Silversword Plus Model
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
- In My Dreams
Song: 412
Album: Never Again
Band: Solo Project
Guitar Used: Cem Guitars, Silversword Plus Model
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Album: Never Again
Band: Solo Project
Guitar Used: Cem Guitars, Silversword Plus Model
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Henrik Danhage
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Song: Sea of Blood
Album:
Band: DeathDestruction
Guitar Used: Caparison H Danhage
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ -
Pickup Used: Norton® -
Album:
Band: DeathDestruction
Guitar Used: Caparison H Danhage
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ -
Pickup Used: Norton® -
- Sea of Blood
Matt Aub
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Song: The Chopper Funk
Album:
Band: TimeLord
Guitar Used:
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ -
Album:
Band: TimeLord
Guitar Used:
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ -
Milan Polak
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Song: No God
Album: Murphy's Law
Band:
Guitar Used: EB MM "Silhouette Special"
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Pickup Used: Air Zone™ - Bridge
Album: Murphy's Law
Band:
Guitar Used: EB MM "Silhouette Special"
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Pickup Used: Air Zone™ - Bridge
Ron Thal
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Song: Pimpwagon
Album: 9.11
Band: Bumblefoot
Guitar Used: Vigier Flying Foot
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Pickup Used: The Tone Zone® - Bridge
Album: 9.11
Band: Bumblefoot
Guitar Used: Vigier Flying Foot
Pickup Used: The Chopper™ - Neck
Pickup Used: The Tone Zone® - Bridge
