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DiMarzio Air Norton 7 vs Seymour Duncan Pegasus

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Compared with the DiMarzio Air Norton 7, the Seymour Duncan Pegasus has hotter output, an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother) and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Air Norton 7Seymour Duncan Pegasus
DC resistancediffers13.34k14.92k
Inductancediffers6.33 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetdiffersCeramicAlnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers4.44 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand7 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6.25 / 107 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 106 / 10
Slotdiffers7-string humbucker7-string bridge humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, big low end, tight & aggressivehigh output, mid-forward

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
84
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
69
each against its maker's average
Mids
84
each against its maker's average
Bass
39
each against its maker's average

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