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DiMarzio Air Zone vs Suhr DSH+

low confidence
Suhr DSH+
bridge humbucker

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Air ZoneSuhr DSH+
DC resistancediffers17.49k17k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs9.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs7.75 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs4.5 / 10no chart
Slotdiffershumbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, mid-forward, big low endhigh output

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
96
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).

Videos

DiMarzio Air Zone

Dimarzio Air Zone (DP192) VS AT-1 / Andy Timmons model (DP224) - bridge position.
Khike · comparison

Suhr DSH+

No videos of its own collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio Air Zone

“The Air Zone has a BIT more highs than the Breed which has a BIT more mids and comes off as very very slightly warmer..”
Mac-P · 2004-03-23Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“I was looking at the PAF pro and the Air Zone, but it seems that they may bet boomy on the low end awfully quick....”
shreder75 · 2008-02-25Rig-Talk ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the DiMarzio Air Zone →

On the Suhr DSH+

“Lows have a bit more presence, while highs are slightly more refined.”
Darth Phineas · Jan 3, 2024Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“Some call it clarity or refer to it as being more open-sounding.”
Darth Phineas · Jan 3, 2024Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Suhr DSH+ →

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