Trying The New DiMarzio Rainmaker & Dreamcatcher Pickups

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Jim D. from North Canton, OH, has won the pickups! Congratulations Jim!!!!

[@jamesduckworth9117]

Super cool! Met you at Sweetwater a few years ago. Now won some pickups from you that were sponsored by Sweetwater. Now I just need a guitar that’s as cool as the pickups. I found out that I had won by my Sweetwater Rep calling me. He was as excited as I was !!

[@PaulLue]

Man, that alligator clip tip! Priceless. Thank you🤘

[@jimilee459]

Yeah it is. Oh man, I have installed so many pickups and lost springs that shot across the room. I am totally doing that from now on.

[@alexrtaudio]

We came in for copper, guy gave us gold!

[@jessebatchelor]

Great tip on alligator clips. Neat trick, and time saver

[@Russell_Optics]

I agree with all the others, that alligator trick would have saved me a lot of frustration over the years. The pickups sounded great ! They look cool as well.

[@markteeters1794]

Nice pickups. Big DiMarzio fan. Thanks for the review and the alligator clip tip!

[@gr8tnowwhat]

Awesome video, I have Dimarzio Dark Matter pickups and its the first thing anyone notices when they see that guitar. Those covers are always a sweet addition to an already great sound. These new ones would be a good upgrade for one of my other guitars.

[@TurbulentJuice]

A set that went under the rug was the Dimarzio Pandemonium set - Nita Strauss I think. They were in a guitar I bought off a fellow and they were very versatile, tight but ballsy. Definitely unique and great pickups but didnt sell too much.

[@sandrosbackyard343]

Boy! You sure have come a long way! Guitar playing that is, you can hold it together...well done! Nice pickups 2...wow!

[@84kjk]

Why does everyone talk to him like he’s always been complete beginner trash at guitar and now he’s slightly better?

[@Lomoholga2]

@@84kjkbecause music and guitar playing is more like an athletic competition to most guitarists and their metric is impressive technique. I suspect most play for the primary goal to impress others and they have minimal artistic ideas if any

[@QS-si3cq]

@@84kjk Right? He makes it sound like Phil is Lee at Anderton's.

[@sirtogii5216]

Amazing! This will most definitely be my Christmas present to myself to put in my Majesty since I'm not super in love with the Illuminators that are in it at the moment.

[@MikeInTennessee423]

Dude, that alligator clip tip has me like 🤯. Love your channel. 🤘

[@charleswood123]

That alligator trick would have come in handy yesterday lol. Wow never thought of something like that

[@Donald.W.Rissler-ARTS]

When it comes to Artist pickups, I would Love to see a comparison of the new vs. the previous gen pickup(Rainmaker/ Dreamcatcher vs Crunch Lab/ Liquifire..) Since it is all about the artists ear, what is different now vs's 10 yrs ago.

[@tiagoramalhais5493]

Yes, at this point there are 4 signature Petrucci sets from Dimarzio ... Confusing to say the least

[@Donald.W.Rissler-ARTS]

@@tiagoramalhais5493 I had totally forgotten about the Illuminator Set. It is very confusing, but at least it's better than the print media only days when it came to figuring out hardware specs.

[@dtaylor194]

Dude you have some excellent chops!!! Those pickups are gnarly. Thank you for your time. Love the videos.

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

Wow, those are sweet sounding pickups!

[@davideatwell6577]

Beautiful

[@onesandzeros]

They sound great. Thanks for those clean tones, I always think that's important. Tasty playing there as well.

[@rockerbuck967]

Once you hear that Soldano, you know immediately where George Lynch got his sound. But man, those pickups sound great!

[@trondottren6429]

Hey great sounding pickups Phil . Great sound on the video to.👍

[@RyRyTheBassGuy]

It cracks me up that DiMarzio still gives you those long ass springs and screws with short legged pickups (like the X2N). Cool that that give you phillips and flat head, though.

[@ianrose5505]

Great tip thanks, the pick ups sound great, thanks for the fantastic work

[@zeppo20]

Thank you for the spring tip.

[@mykuntstynx9463]

Looks like i DO have an upgrade for my Majesty.!!

[@JonClemence]

Alligator clips…I never would have thought of that. Thank you, Phil!

[@rockinryan6308]

The Alligator clip trick! I'm sitting here with my guitar having loose PU's because I cut the springs a tad because I was having so much trouble. Seriously thank you!

[@JJ-nq3ll]

They really are well balanced and warm tone. ❤️ Blues. Even for Metal it’s a home run. 🎸🎸

[@Stereostupid]

Sounds fantastic especially that Slo module

[@mikesmith-zp6jx]

Thanks Phillip have entered now. Bless ya 😊 by the way I watch all your video's always great. Thanks

[@mikestroud9969]

Cool pickups. Got that Scorpions, Mathias Jab vibe 😎👊✌️🎸

[@hawkhead418]

love Phil's metal side!!!

[@dpoultski2499]

I threw a set of those in a cheap Ibanez RGA. Big improvement. I'm surprised these don't get more attention. They aren't high output.

[@blaineadams7484]

Gorgeous cleans

[@Ufozoo1]

Which pick up was the bridge and which one was the neck

[@4stringz.]

no more flying springs! I came for the pickup demo but walked away never realizing how I never thought of using a clip to hold those pesky springs down LOL

[@t_separator]

How do they differ to the illuminators?

[@mikekozi-lester3887]

Hi Guitar 🎸 Guy 👦 nice video 📹 and workmanship

[@GuitarGearGyan]

Those sounded excellent for ceramic pups.

[@rprochowski3930]

I can think of several of my guitars that would love to have those! LOL Nice...real nice!

[@Thorgnor]

Cut a third of the spring off?

[@clyderockway6954]

The solo in the start suddenly sounded like Joe Satriani to my ear! :)

[@robphillips8351]

Alligator clip trick is going into service ASAP.. gracias 👍👍

[@helloDobson3259]

Nicely done Phil!

[@hawkhead418]

great tip with the roach clips.

[@dadudezpr]

Phill plays awesome!!

[@ottotheawesome5008]

I have the rainmaker 7. Fabulous neck pickup for 7 string.

[@Gruppe_11]

Man, I realy like when you go hi-gain!

[@tmsglobal5848]

Those sound great 👍

[@Satchmoeddie]

Yeah, I have a really good lab grade Gauss Tesla meter that tells me the polarity, and magnetic field strength. You can make a decent Gauss meter with a Hall Effect sensor and coupld of small op amps to drive a meter. It won't be useful for accurate numerical values but it will work great for comparison purposes and it will cost about $9500 less. You can make a nice one for under $100.

[@studowling]

That Soldano module sounds good.

[@jb-gt8ko]

can you make a comparison with ibanez quantum?

[@claudiajay8291]

?? Love those pickups Phil … have you ever tried adding drums to your rig ? Have you seen the Rolland HPD or SPD? Great for looping! I’m intrigued by looping ! I haven’t got a rig setup but that might make a good instructional video. ❤

[@harlequingr]

I like that tele!

[@Gene_Cali]

Love that guitar, thanks!

[@SPotter1973]

3:00 Santana sound

[@jeremeydonovan8286]

Thanks buddy

[@jeremeydonovan8286]

Happy anniversary

[@NeurogeneratedGuitar]

Smooth 🎸

[@lucybroughton2237]

Very nice pick ups might sound awesome in a semi hollow ? Andrew UK

[@neon99985]

The alligator clip trick is almost as good as the light layer of dish soap on lego bricks before applying the stickers.

[@zenmasteril]

Where else can I buy these besides DiMarzio's site? They don't seem to ship to my country.

[@zenmasteril]

Also didn't find it on Sweetwater

[@KrispyCoins]

Great video and man these pickups sound amazing! Can I ask what are the best Slash Sig pickups? I have a USA Slash Bourbon Burst but I hear the Duncans are better thoughts? Model? Loved what you played also need the heavy stuff not everyone wants bright crystally tones.

[@elnyoutube123]

Dude you gotta try the Dimarzio filtertrons. Way more aggressive sounding than the TV Jones stuff...

[@j.jester7821]

I use either SD 59 or Dimarzio super distortion. never needed anything else.

[@TheAquaponic1]

Ceramic FTW. Thanks for the content.

[@MrMordor74]

No geeky mesures?

[@rubenmedina5050]

Those sounds very nice

[@StoneXue]

Well I was going to ask Ola if it would chug but Phil gave it a lil chug.

[@WattchomanBrandySavage]

Are we just going to ignore that Godin electric nylon in the background there!? I'd love to hear your thoughts Phil!

[@mikesmith-zp6jx]

Hi Phillip the link is wrong for competition it's same as your gear link. Can't enter

[@PhillipMcKnight]

It is little strange how the did it. It is a green button at the top part of the page. sweetwater.sjv.io/o4e5Ge

[@Roscoes_House_of_Blues]

Phill... you had a 7 string when you busted out the pickups. Thought maybe I had dranj too much

[@TarynnElizabeth619]

Those are awesome! We

[@stoneysdead689]

They sound relatively low output- which is nice, low output always sounds better to me. I would rather have low output pups and then hit my amp with a boost or whatever if I want to get heavy- than have high output pickups I'm constantly having to turn way down. I don't know why but, low output just sounds better.

[@TheMogie75]

I have a guitar waiting for these Just haven't bought them yet

[@JoshDempler]

They sounded amazing then you kicked on the soldano and 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@WeeFreeMan78]

Oh boy, these sound niiice 👌

[@mikaelvuorinen3143]

I think it sound awsome

[@stringedaz]

Alligator clip trick is genius. It is a PAIN to screw that b*#@! Down with that long spring.

[@hellacopterssosa5827]

Nice celan Tone

[@Bonsaidude]

Let's be honest. No one is buying these for the clean sounds. Great video once again !

[@RaccoonHenry]

I need those...

[@123pap]

SOLD!!!

[@markjones2349]

Good luck keeping those clean. How do they justify $180 per pickup? I could afford it but there is no chance in hell it's even close to being worth the cost.

[@DeffoZappo]

They're 180$ per pickup? They sound super sterile. But I am not a fan of ceramics. I like more nuance and gristle

[@robertbaker3126]

Nice!

[@shanevanc]

That was really cruel, man. Now, I'll be feeling naked and vulnerable every time I pick up my Strat.😢😶😔

[@j.jester7821]

that Dreamcatcher is a lot less expensive if you dont order the pimped out cover. same pickup is 60.00 less

[@jamescarter3196]

I keep thinking 'Philip McKnight, where else do I know that name from' but I'm probably just mixing up Philip Bailey and DeWayne McKnight into one name

[@DeffoZappo]

I sort of liked the neck pup. But both sound pretty sterile

[@joshuafreedman7703]

Those look like they were styled by Petrucci.

[@ДенисГерасимов-у7б]

Волшебные крокодльчики

[@cullenjames7542]

"Tech Tips," Phil.

[@cdnpunk2270]

sweetwater won't ship to canada.

[@matthewgraysonMT]

DiMarzio will though :)

[@hannuhanhi183]

They sounded like 25 000 other pickups. Nothing to hear here ... please disperce

[@jeffblosser7219]

Just skip the rings altogether.. IMO looks much cleaner.

[@robertandre778]

make it rain

[@DM-sy4hg]

Sounds great, but they look ridiculous.

[@markhill9275]

Nope, sorry Phil, nice as they are, i've not yet come across anything to match my set of Bryan Williams 73 MSG Double Neck pups. They are just magnificent. Get yourself a set, demo them, you won't be sorry!

[@DMSProduktions]

Pick up orientation makes no difference.

[@Ufozoo1]

Which pick up was the bridge and which one was the neck