Dimarzio Area 61 vs Fender Texas Specials (neck pickup comparison, clean and distorted)
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DiMarzio Area 61 vs DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2
DiMarzio Area 61
Strat single-coil
80 match
high confidence
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2
Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Area 61, the DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Area 61 | DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.43k | 8.53k |
| 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 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | moderate output, scooped mids, tight lows, soft & warm, noiseless | moderate output, 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
71
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
75
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
DiMarzio Area 61
Dimarzio Area 61-Demo
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2
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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.”
Full reviews
DiMarzio Area 61
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2
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