The D Activator is a true modern gift from DiMarzio, correcting all the downsides of previous popular active neck and bridge humbuckers to offer more of the good, less of the bad. This means you can say goodbye the colder sounds, limited dynamics, the need for batteries, and even running out of headroom.

In 2006, DiMarzio took a close look at the most popular active neck and bridge humbuckers try and capture all of the good qualities and the end results are the D Activator Neck and Bridge.

They use coils tuned to specific frequencies for the purpose of shifting the resonant points of the pickups to the fundamentals and harmonics that you want to accentuate from the guitar, and they respond instantly to hard or light pick attack. The sound is powerful, clean, and open, with excellent harmonic overtones and very tight lows.

The best way to describe the D Activator Neck pickup is that it is big, bright, and open sounding with surprising string - to - string balance. The D Activator Bridge has an enriched harmonic quality and the notes want to sing.