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DiMarzio Air Norton 7 vs Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
DiMarzio Air Norton 7
7-string humbucker
73 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
7-string bridge humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Air Norton 7, the Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8) has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Air Norton 7 | Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.34k | 19.5k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.33 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 3.72 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6.25 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | 7-string humbucker | 7-string bridge humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, big low end, tight & aggressive | high output, 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
45
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Invader (SH-8)
“Lows are thick and robust, where highs are present and have cut.”
“The mid range snarl is about big enough to use as a runway for a commercial airliner.”
Full reviews
DiMarzio Air Norton 7
None collected yet.