Compare
DiMarzio Area T vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400
DiMarzio Area T
neck Tele pickup
56 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400
neck Tele pickup
Compared with the DiMarzio Area T, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400 has hotter output and an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Area T | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 7.83k | 29.2k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 3 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 3.75 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 4.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | neck Tele pickup | neck Tele pickup |
| Traits | moderate output, scooped mids, soft & warm, noiseless | high 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
0
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
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Area T
“The Area T is has a very flat EQ whereas the Jazz is kinda scooped sounding, very full bass, bright treble.”
On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop BG1400
“For example you'd think the bg1400 (30k DCR) SD makes would be all mids and darker than a chalkboard covered in shoe polish but by all accounts it still sounds like a telecaster pickup..”