Dimebag Darrell - DimeTime

In 1990, a band named Pantera emerged from Dallas led by a guitarist named Dimebag Darrell who would shape the sound of metal forever. Dean Guitars spent countless hours with Dime’s original Deans used to record Cowboys From Hell and with Grady Champion, Dime's long-time guitar tech, to analyze the master’s tones. The result is the DIMETIME neck pickup - a pickup that will change YOUR sound forever!

Specs:
Position	Neck/G spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black & Black & Cream
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Ceramic
DC Resistance	13.9K

Leslie West - Mountain of Tone

Hailing from New York, Leslie West made his mark around the world with his band Mountain back in the early seventies with his indescribable tone heard by more than a million people at Woodstock. For the first time ever the sound used to record the timeless classic Mississippi Queen has been captured in the Leslie West Mountain of Tone pickup.

Specs:
Position	Bridge/G spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Satin Nickel Cvrs Black/Black
Cable	Single conductor
Magnet	Alnico 5
DC Resistance	16.57K

Michael Angelo Batio - Hands Without Shadows

There is a reason that Michael Angelo was nicknamed Hands Without Shadows® in China and named the number one Shredder of all times - the man plays extremely fast. With this speed, Michael knows that clarity and attack are extremely important and he relys on his neck pickup for many of his beautiful round tones. Michael Angelo Batio is touring the world with the HWS pickups in his double guitar and relies on these pickups to produce those buttery tones when he is not busy melting his pick with his full out shred. Try out the Batio HWS humbucking in your axe today.

Specs:
Position	Neck/G spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Ceramic
DC Resistance	12K

Vinnie Moore - Shredhead

Shrapnel Records recognized the talent of this young shredder back in the 80’s making Vinnie Moore a name every serious guitarist respected. Now twenty plus years since Mind’s Eye was recorded, Vinman has designed his first humbucking pickup which he affectionately refers to as The Shredhead. If you have not heard the biting tone of the Dean Vinnie Moore Shredhead try out the new Dean Vinman 2000 signature guitar and hear what it will do for your chops. Catch Vinnie on tour with UFO around the world.

Specs:
Position	Bridge-F spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Alnico 5
DC Resistance	12K

Michael Schenker - Lights Out

Michael Schenker is the guitarists’ guitarist providing the crushing leads for bands like UFO, Scorpions, MSG and his own solo projects. His guitar tone is simply legendary and is instantly recognizable remaining consistent throughout the years. Michael’s tone can now be captured with his Lights Out neck or bridge pickup available in his famous black and white bobbin design as featured on his signature Dean V or in other color configurations. Give the Lights Out humbucking a run in the 2008 Michael Schenker Custom and USA Schenker V.

Specs:
Position	Bridge—F&G spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/White
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Ceramic
DC Resistance	17K

Corey Beaulieu - Ascension

Anyone who has seen Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu bust out his blazing arpeggios on stage knows that this young gunslinger has come up fast and tons of his fans have written in to see how Corey achieves his tone. Playing shows for tens of thousands of people has helped Corey realize that the sound he has in his head can be shared using his new Ascension bridge pickup. Install this pickup in your guitar and hear the crunch and blaze that Corey has on stage and in recordings or tell your local Dean dealer you want to test drive the new Dean Corey Beaulieu CBV1122 signature guitar today.

Specs:
Position	Bridge-F spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Alnico 5
DC Resistance	15.7K

Matt Heafy - MKH86

If you are the slightest bit into metal, you have obviously watched Trivium ascend in the metal world and work their way into the scene touring Europe
with Iron Maiden, opening for Metallica and now headlining their own tours. To have accomplished this along with selling hundreds of thousands of records at only 21 years of age gives you an idea of the edication and determination of Heafy and the time and effort put into his signature MKH86 pickup is no less. Trivium is currently recording their new record which will be out in the fall of 2008 and will feature the monstrous sound that has won Trivium legions of fans wherever they perform. See and hear Heafy’s pickup on the new Dean signature MKH.

Specs:
Position	Bridge-F spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	White/White
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Ceramic
DC Resistance	13.10K

Pat Baker - Baker Act

Pat Baker is the driving force behind the Dean USA pickup line. Besides being an 11 year veteran here at Dean Guitars, Pat has one of the most astonishing set of ears we have ever come across. He is able to hear very minor subtleties between pickups which has enabled him to design this groundbreaking line of pickups. As a player Pat Baker is perhaps the finest shred/rock player you will hear. His signature pickup The Baker Act has the output, guts and grit that players of his stature are entitled to.

Specs:
Position	Bridge-F&G spaced
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Alnico 5
DC Resistance	17.3K

Nostalgia

The Nostalgia pickup is a vintage style humbucking pickup great for classic rock and blues. The moderate output of the Nostalgia makes it a favorite for those guitarists seeking classic tones with balanced tonal response.

Specs:
Position	Bridge
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Cream Cream/Black
Cable	Single conductor
Magnet	Alnico 5
DC Resistance	8.1K

Specs:
Position	Neck
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Cream Cream/Black
Cable	Single conductor
Magnet	Alnico 5
DC Resistance	7.8K

Flathead

You can spot a Flathead pickup in a flash by it’s double adjustable coils. In comparison to the Nostalgia series this pickup has a warmer sound and utilizes an alnico 2 magnet like the original PAF pickups of the 50’s. Available both in neck and bridge models with a slightly higher output in the bridge position.

Specs:
Position	Bridge
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black
Cable	Single conductor
Magnet	Alnico 2
DC Resistance	7.9K

Specs:
Position	Neck
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Black/Black
Cable	Single conductor
Magnet	Alnico 2
DC Resistance	7.6K

Time Capsule

The Time Capsule series of pickups is what Dean currently uses in their original TC series guitars. These pickups capture the biting tones of the vintage Dean instuments produced from 1977 to 1986 with very strong lows and mids creating the tone that was used to record multiple platinum albums during this era.

Specs:
Position	Bridge/Neck
Bobbin/Cvr Color	Cream/Black
Cable	4 conductor
Magnet	Ceramic
DC Resistance	14.20K