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DiMarzio Air Norton 7 vs DiMarzio Rainmaker 7

DiMarzio Air Norton 7 pickup
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DiMarzio Air Norton 7
7-string humbucker
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DiMarzio Rainmaker 7 pickup
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DiMarzio Rainmaker 7
7-string neck humbucker

Compared with the DiMarzio Air Norton 7, the DiMarzio Rainmaker 7 has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Air Norton 7DiMarzio Rainmaker 7
DC resistancediffers13.34k11.53k
Inductancediffers6.33 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs7 / 105.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6.25 / 105.75 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs5 / 103.5 / 10
Slotdiffers7-string humbucker7-string neck humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, big low end, tight & aggressivemoderate output, dark, tight & aggressive

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
79
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
75
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
92
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
75
tone charts on the same scale

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