Vintage (V & S) pickups

The V7, S1 and V8 on the EGEN8

The Vintage/ Single pickups (V & S) are a line of magnetic pickups for solid body electric guitars that are designed by DiMarzio and produced by Ibanez in Japan to the original DiMarzio specifications.

The Vintage pickups were partially replaced by the Infinity pickups on the entry-to-mid level models when production of those lines moved to Korea in 1994.

List of pickups

V (6-string)

Vintage 1

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V1 Construction: Humbucking Position: Neck Magnet: Alnico 5 DC resistance: 10.8K

Description: Neck humbucker usually paired with Vintage 2 in bridge. Slightly overwound for beefy, traditional rhythm sound.

Vintage 2

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V2 Construction: Humbucking Position: Bridge Magnet: Alnico 5 DC resistance: 15.5K

Description: Bridge humbucker usually paired with Vintage 1 in neck. Even toned with tight leads. Smooth top-end and added sustain.

Vintage 3

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V3 Construction: Humbucking Position: Neck Magnet: Alnico 5

Description: Neck humbucker usually paired with Vintage 4 in bridge.

Vintage 4

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V4 Construction: Humbucking Position: Bridge Magnet: Alnico 5

Description: Bridge humbucker usually paired with Vintage 3 in neck.

Vintage 6

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V6 Year introduced: 1992 Construction: Humbucking Position: Bridge Output: Medium output

Description: Designed to work with Single 2 and Single 3 in SSH configuration. Even toned, bright, cutting lead humbucker. Medium output with complete clarity

Vintage 7

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V7 Year introduced: 1992 Construction: Humbucking Position: Neck Magnet: Ceramic DC resistance: 9.54K

Description: Tight, but bright for a neck humbucker. Very dynamic for chording and rhythm. Not to be confused with the single-coil blade pickup of the same name.

Vintage 8

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V8 Year introduced: 1992 Construction: Humbucking Position: Bridge Magnet: Alnico 5 DC resistance: 15.45K

Description: Warm yet articulate lead pickup with enhanced overtones. Good harmonics without excessive brightness. Brighter than Vintage 2, not as bright as Vintage 6

V (7-string)

Vintage 77

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V77 Construction: Humbucking Position: Neck Magnet: Ceramic

Description: V77/V87 custom designed pickups for down tuning. These pickups are specially designed for capturing more low-end by regenerating a wider tonal range. Instead of losing the low-end, they output it with rich, harmonic tone.

Vintage 87

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ V87 Construction: Humbucking Position: Bridge Magnet: Ceramic

Description: V77/V87 custom designed pickups for down tuning. These pickups are specially designed for capturing more low-end by regenerating a wider tonal range. Instead of losing the low-end, they output it with rich, harmonic tone.

S (single-coils)

Single 1

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ S1 Construction: Single coil Position: Neck/ middle Magnet: Alnico 5 DC resistance: 9.7K

Description: Traditional sounding, yet high output single coil with Alnico 5 polepieces for even string output. Designed to work with humbuckers in the split position. Its sound is described as "tight, but bright. Very dynamic for chording and rhythm." This pickup is referred to in some Japanese catalogs as the Super8A.

Single 2

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ S2 Construction: Single coil Position: Neck

Description: Traditional sounding single coil calibrated for neck position.

Single 3

Brand: Ibanez Model no.: IBZ S3 Construction: Single coil Position: Mid

Description: Traditional sounding single coil calibrated for mid position.

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