Fender American Professional 2017 Stratocaster with Dimarzio Billy Corgan BC-2 Pickup Guitar Review
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DiMarzio BC-1 vs DiMarzio BC-2
DiMarzio BC-1
Strat single-coil
84 match
high confidence
DiMarzio BC-2
Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio BC-1, the DiMarzio BC-2 has hotter output and more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio BC-1 | DiMarzio BC-2 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 11.62k | 13.47k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6.5 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 2.5 / 10 | 2.5 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, dark, mid-forward, big low end, tight & aggressive, 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
79
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
75
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
DiMarzio BC-1
No videos of its own collected yet.
DiMarzio BC-2
DiMarzio BC-2 Billy Corgan pickup test
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio BC-1
“For cleans, well, ANS or BC-1 are darker & hotter, but with more harmonics..”
On the DiMarzio BC-2
“The BC-2 pedal is very easy to use with the common Level, Bass, Treble, and Sound (Gain) controls.”
“The FT2 is powerful, but has too much focus in the mids, giving that midrange honk; very different from the BC-2.”