NAZGUL & SENTIENT Pickup Review | Seymour Duncan’s Best Metal Pickups??
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DiMarzio D Activator 8 vs Seymour Duncan Sentient
DiMarzio D Activator 8
8-string neck humbucker
68 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Sentient
8-string neck humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio D Activator 8, the Seymour Duncan Sentient has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother), a brighter top end, scooped mids and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio D Activator 8 | Seymour Duncan Sentient |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.94k | 10.27k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 5.2 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4.5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | 8-string neck humbucker | 8-string neck humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, tight & aggressive | moderate output, scooped mids, tight lows |
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
95
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
48
each against its maker's average
Mids
53
each against its maker's average
Bass
47
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio D Activator 8
No videos of its own collected yet.
Seymour Duncan Sentient
Seymour Duncan Pegasus & Sentient pickup demo
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Sentient
“Both have very nice high gain solo voices the Sentient clearer and more articulate the Liquifire more aggressive compressed and smooth and thicker.”
Comparing with DiMarzio LiquiFire
“The Sentient more open and vintage vibe with less compression but still super articulate at gain.”