Dimarzio Area 61 vs Fender Texas Specials (neck pickup comparison, clean and distorted)
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DiMarzio Area 61 vs DiMarzio Injector
DiMarzio Area 61
Strat single-coil
81 match
high confidence
DiMarzio Injector
neck Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Area 61, the DiMarzio Injector has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Area 61 | DiMarzio Injector |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.43k | 8.56k |
| Inductancediffers | 2.94 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 2 / 10 | 3.5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 3.25 / 10 | 4.5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | neck Strat single-coil |
| Traits | moderate output, scooped mids, tight lows, soft & warm, noiseless | moderate output, bright, soft & warm, 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
59
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
92
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
79
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
75
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
DiMarzio Area 61
Dimarzio Area 61-Demo
DiMarzio Injector
Paul Gilbert Demos His New DiMarzio® Injector™ Pickups
DiMarzio Paul Gilbert Signature Injector Pickups Demo
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Area 61
“The Area 58 is too bright and the 61 sounds compressed.”
Comparing with DiMarzio Area 58
“When I tried the Area 61 I found it was a lot brighter than the STK-S7, in fact too bright for the bridge position.”
On the DiMarzio Injector
“I hear good things about the Injector models that Paul Gilbert uses currently, those have smoky midrange and singing sustain..”
“The Injector has a little tighter low end, more, stiffer mid range, and an equally smooth high end.”
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