True Velvet™ Neck

DP175

It's not difficult to make a vintage single-coil pickup that's clean and bright, but not so easy if you also want the high strings to sound sweet above the 12th fret. The True Velvet™ Neck Model was designed to make this happen by tuning the coil to a frequency range that’s bright but not thin. We combined this with a magnet stagger specifically designed to enhance string balance, which produces great clarity, even with full chords. The True Velvet™ Neck Model comes standard with hand-ground magnets and vintage cloth covered wire.

Recommended For

All positions

Tech Talk

The True Velvet™ is a further development of our Blue Velvet™ line. We’ve re-tuned the basic frequency response to hone in on the strongest aspects of vintage single-coil tone. The best vintage single-coils emphasized a “sweet spot” where the sound is bright but not piercing. The True Velvet™ is tuned to this spot, making it equally effective for many playing styles, from the clarity of country music to the grit of Texas blues.

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Specs

Wiring: 2 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Output mV: 130
DC Resistance: 6.21 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2008
Patent: n/a

Pickup Dimensions

Tone Guide

Treble: 8.5

Mid: 4.5

Bass: 3.5

Color Options

Players & Soundbytes

Nicola Fassi
Sean Chambers
James McIlroy
Kessier Hsu
Patrick Fetkowitz

Nicola Fassi

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Song: Rock in Blue
Album: In Blue
Band: Nicola Fassi
Guitar Used: Rash Guitars Nicola Fassi Model
Pickup Used: True Velvet™ Neck - Middle
Pickup Used: Air Zone™ - Bridge

Rock in Blue

Song: Wake Up
Album: In Blue
Band: Nicola Fassi
Guitar Used: Rash Guitars Nicola Fassi Model
Pickup Used: True Velvet™ Neck - Middle
Pickup Used: Super Distortion® - Bridge