DiMarzio Releases Colossal Soapbar Bass Pickups

September 2, 2025 darthphineas Bass, Colossal, DiMarzio, Humbucker, Neodymium, Pickup, Soapbar

DiMarzio DP430 Colossal Black — DiMarzio Colossal Black

Living up to its name

“Colossal” This pickup set has more of everything. Play them softly and they deliver an unmatched airiness to the notes. Play them aggressively and they will blow your hair back. These ground-up passive pickups are designed to effortlessly respond to soft touch, slap, or aggressive pick attack with ease.

As with DiMarzio’s game changing Relentless™ pickups, they remove all the hard edges from the metal covers. And add an arch to the top contour, bringing the sensing coils closer to the middle strings. These improvements increase the string balance and overall dynamic range.

The Colossal™ pickups are a fully humbucking design and are completely shielded. Making them a better choice for both recording and live shows. These pickups can be used with the coils in series, parallel, or split configurations. Making multiple sounds easily achievable without the need for digital filters. The Colossal™ Bridge and Neck can be combined with active electronics. But keep in mind that the filtering stage of an active EQ circuit only removes frequencies. For optimal signal processing, the dynamic range and frequency response must be there to begin with, and this is where the Colossal™ pickups shine.

DiMarzio DP430 Colossal Nickel — DiMarzio Colossal Nickel

Under The Hood

Using a thick .09375” circuit board baseplate as the foundation, the Colossal™ pickups are easy to install and use our quick connect cable system. The soapbar shaped (EMG40® sized, 37.75mm x 101.25mm) pickups incorporate Neodymium magnets, producing significantly more output and dynamic range than traditional active or passive pickups.

To improve the balance when both pickups in use together, DiMarzio makes the bridge position pickup louder than the neck position pickup. When you blend the pickups, you get a better volume match.

Colossal™ pickups have a richly detailed mid-range that growls. Delivering notes with definition and openness, and they work well with dropped tunings. The highs are present and precise without harshness. Tthe lows are thunderous and tight, like the footsteps of a giant.