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Bootstrap Sun City Selects vs DiMarzio True Velvet

Bootstrap Sun City Selects pickup
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Bootstrap Sun City Selects
middle Strat single-coil
low confidence
DiMarzio True Velvet pickup
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DiMarzio True Velvet
middle Strat single-coil

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBootstrap Sun City SelectsDiMarzio True Velvet
DC resistancediffers6.2k6.21k
Inductancediffersnot measured2.56 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart1.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart2.75 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart5.5 / 10
Slotmiddle Strat single-coilmiddle Strat single-coil
Traitsvintage outputvintage output, scooped mids, tight lows

How close on each spec

100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works

Output
100
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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