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DiMarzio Air Norton S vs Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

medium confidence

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Air Norton SSeymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
DC resistancediffers11.21k10.8k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers4.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 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 brand3.5 / 104 / 10
SlotdiffersStrat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, dark, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, noiseless

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
95
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
63
each against its maker's average
Mids
84
each against its maker's average
Bass
74
each against its maker's average

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DiMarzio Air Norton S

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Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.
Darth Phineas · Apr 24, 2019Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
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DiMarzio Air Norton S

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