A Vintage-voiced Pickup That’s Made for Metal
Plucked from the signature Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas of Gojira’s Joe Duplantier, the DiMarzio Fortitude delivers a high-octane sound, but with the tonality and nuance of a vintage PAF. In fact, this passive bridge humbucker is Joe’s personalized take on DiMarzio’s PAF 36th Anniversary pickup. The guitarists here at Sweetwater have found this pickup to be chock-full of dynamics. It’s precise and articulate, and you can coax a million different Gojira-like percussive sounds out of it. The Fortitude’s lower output enables it to maintain its intelligibility under ultra-high gain, plus a 1.5dB boost at 160Hz, a modest low-end bump, and a notch around 500Hz–600Hz add clarity and safeguard against muddiness — a must-have for drop tunings. Joe says it best: “[The Fortitude is] simple, it’s honest, it’s straight to the point, and it’s strong.” If you’re searching for a vintage-voiced bridge pickup that’s made for metal, this is it.
DiMarzio Fortitude Bridge Humbucker Features:
- Plucked from the signature Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas of Gojira’s Joe Duplantier
- Joe’s personalized take on DiMarzio’s PAF 36th Anniversary humbucker
- Delivers a high-octane sound, but with the tonality and nuance of a vintage PAF
- Full of dynamics — it’s precise, articulate, and percussive
- Lower output maintains intelligibility under ultra-high gain
- A 1.5dB boost at 160Hz, a modest low-end bump, and a notch around 500Hz–600Hz add clarity and safeguard against muddiness
