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DiMarzio Area T vs DiMarzio Notorious

DiMarzio Area T pickup
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DiMarzio Area T
neck Tele pickup
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DiMarzio Notorious pickup
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DiMarzio Notorious
neck Tele pickup

Compared with the DiMarzio Area T, the DiMarzio Notorious has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive) and a true single-coil design that hums.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Area TDiMarzio Notorious
DC resistancediffers7.83k7.85k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 2Alnico 5
CoildiffersHum-cancellingSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)3 / 103 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs3.75 / 102.75 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs4.5 / 106 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate output, scooped mids, soft & warm, noiselessmoderate output, bright, scooped mids

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
100
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
55
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 5
Coil
0
one hums, one doesn't
Brightness
75
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

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