By Ed Malaker
Posted 09/13/2018
The DiMarzio DP318 Super Distortion T Tele is designed to offer the same performance as the famous Super Distortion, in a humbucking Tele bridge direct replacement pickup. This is a mini-humbucker, designed to fit into the Telecaster’s single coil bridge position. In addition, its coils create a silent pickup with thicker and warmer lows.
The Super Distortion T Tele uses a ceramic magnet for a brighter tone and a higher output that’s helpful in driving amplifiers harder for a better overdrive. The DiMarzio DP318 Super Distortion T is designed to take into account the slanted nature of the Telecaster pickup.
It’s connected with four-conductor wiring for parallel humbucking and split-coil modes, via a pull switch on the guitar’s volume knob. The Super Distortion T Tele is designed to put out the same high gain as the regular Super Distortion, and the coils are powerful enough to allow splitting into a single coil without sounding brittle, thin, or weak.
This pickup has been around since 2005, and it’s still one of the most popular for players looking for one that’s very hot and good for playing heavily over-driven music. It comes in several different colors, including camouflage.