Dimarzio Area 61 vs Fender Texas Specials (neck pickup comparison, clean and distorted)
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DiMarzio Area 61 vs Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
DiMarzio Area 61
Strat single-coil
73 match
low confidence
Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
middle Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Area 61, 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 61 | Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.43k | 6.1k |
| Inductancediffers | 2.94 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 2 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 3.25 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | middle Strat single-coil |
| Traits | moderate output, 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
92
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 61
Dimarzio Area 61-Demo
Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
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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
Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 Strat
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