Dimarzio Area 58 Pickup Demo with Carl Roa
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DiMarzio Area 58 vs Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
DiMarzio Area 58
Strat single-coil
75 match
low confidence
Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
middle Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Area 58, the Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Area 58 | Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.15k | 6.1k |
| Inductancediffers | 2.75 H (compiled) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 1.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 2.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | middle Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lows, soft & warm, noiseless | vintage output, 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
99
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
55
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
DiMarzio Area 58
DiMarzio Area 58 and 61 Stratocaster pickups
Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Area 58
“I still like the tight bass response, bite and balance of the Area 58 in single coil mode, but the Area 58 is not as full and dimensional as the Antiquity..”
“The SSL-1 works the best for me for this neck position test: clean, bright, clear, musical, with the Area 58 coming in second with a more normal but real sound.”