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DiMarzio BC-2 vs Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

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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
SpecDiMarzio BC-2Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
DC resistancediffers13.47k10.8k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers4.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand7 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand8.5 / 107 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand2.5 / 104 / 10
SlotdiffersStrat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, dark, mid-forward, big low end, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh 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

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Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.
Darth Phineas · Apr 24, 2019Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

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DiMarzio BC-2

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