From Eddie Van Halen to Kurt Cobain to Peter Townsend — DiMarzio pickups have helped change the face of rock music since the 1970s.
Guitar World Magazine listed DiMarzio as one of the top 100 greatest innovators in rock and roll music history in their June 1994 issue, noting that he “is responsible for the revolutionary idea that a guitarist could take a stock instrument and ‘personalize’ it — customizing its sound to suit their individual taste and playing style.”
The famed DiMarzio pickups are still designed and produced on Staten Island, NY by Larry DiMarzio at the DiMarzio factory — 1388 Richmond Terrace.
The DiMarzio website has many incredible stories of how DiMarzio pickups have been used by different guitarists to shape rock history.
The Story of DiMarzio Pickups & the 1970’s – 1990’s Music Scene
The story of stories is written by Larry DiMarzio himself — on how he came to design the pickups & build the company. The article includes FASCINATING stories of NYC Rock scene in 1970s.
https://www.dimarzio.com/stories/birth-super-distortion
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