Fender American Professional 2017 Stratocaster with Dimarzio Billy Corgan BC-2 Pickup Guitar Review
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DiMarzio BC-2 vs Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
DiMarzio BC-2
Strat single-coil
77 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
neck Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio BC-2, the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) has lower output, scooped mids and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio BC-2 | Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.47k | 10.8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 4.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 8.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 2.5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | neck Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, big low end, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, dark, mid-forward, 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
68
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
93
each against its maker's average
Mids
59
each against its maker's average
Bass
39
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio BC-2
DiMarzio BC-2 Billy Corgan pickup test
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
Hot Rails For Strat Single Coil Sized Humbucker
What players and reviewers say
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.”
On the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
“Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.”
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