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Rediscover the warmth and expressive character of vintage humbucker tone with the DiMarzio DP191BK Air Classic Bridge Humbucker Pickup, a premium replacement pickup designed to deliver clarity, dynamic response, and natural sustain. Inspired by the sweet, musical qualities of late-1950s humbuckers, the Air Classic combines traditional tonal characteristics with DiMarzio’s innovative Airbucker technology for a refined and responsive playing experience.
At the heart of the Air Classic is its Alnico 5 magnet, which provides a balanced tonal foundation with clear highs, warm mids, and a controlled low end. Unlike traditional approaches that rely on weaker or artificially aged magnets to recreate vintage pickup characteristics, DiMarzio’s Airbucker design reduces magnetic string pull while retaining the reliability of a full-strength magnet.
Reducing magnetic pull allows guitar strings to vibrate more freely, supporting natural sustain and enhanced sensitivity to picking dynamics. This construction helps preserve high-frequency clarity as notes ring out, while complex chords maintain definition instead of becoming muddy.
With a manufacturer-rated 226mV output, the Air Classic Bridge delivers a vintage-oriented response that works beautifully with clean and lightly overdriven amplifier settings. Its expressive character makes it an excellent choice for blues, jazz, classic rock, and other musical styles that benefit from natural warmth and articulate note separation.
Designed primarily for the bridge position, the DP191BK pairs particularly well with DiMarzio’s Air Classic Neck pickup or traditional single-coil pickups. It can also be installed in the neck position when combined with a higher-output bridge humbucker.
The pickup features four-conductor wiring, allowing additional tonal configurations such as coil splitting and series/parallel humbucking when installed with compatible switching electronics. Its passive design requires no battery.
Suitable for solid-body, semi-hollow, and hollow-body electric guitars with compatible humbucker routing, the Air Classic offers broad installation versatility. Finished in classic black, it complements both vintage-inspired and modern guitar designs.
Whether you’re restoring a traditional electric guitar or upgrading your instrument for greater tonal sensitivity, the DiMarzio Air Classic Bridge offers a distinctive blend of vintage warmth, clear articulation, and expressive playing dynamics.
| Brand | DiMarzio |
|---|---|
| Model | DP191BK |
| Series | Air Classic Bridge |
| Product Type | Electric Guitar Humbucker Pickup |
| Pickup Configuration | Full-Size Humbucker |
| Pickup Design | Passive, Vintage-Output |
| Recommended Position | Bridge |
| Alternative Position | Neck (with higher-output bridge pickup) |
| Recommended Guitar Types | Solid-Body, Semi-Hollow and Hollow-Body Electric Guitars |
| Pickup Technology | Airbucker |
| Magnet Type | Alnico 5 |
| Wiring | 4-Conductor |
| Wiring Options | Series Humbucking, Parallel Humbucking, Coil Splitting |
| Quick Connect | No |
| DC Resistance | 8.62 kOhm |
| Output | 226 mV |
| Bass EQ | 3.5 |
| Low Mid EQ | 4.5 |
| High Mid EQ | 4.0 |
| Treble EQ | 6.0 |
| String Spacing | Standard |
| Colour | Black |
| Compatible Instruments | 6-String Electric Guitars with Compatible Humbucker Routing |
| Recommended Neck Pairing | DiMarzio Air Classic Neck (DP190) |
| Battery Required | No |
| Year Introduced | 1995 |
| Package Contents | 1 x Air Classic Bridge Humbucker Pickup |
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