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DiMarzio D Activator vs Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Single Coil Stack (PA-STK1N)

neck humbucker

81 match

medium confidence

neck humbucker

Compared with the DiMarzio D Activator, the Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Single Coil Stack (PA-STK1N) has scooped mids.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways

Spec	DiMarzio D Activator	Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis Single Coil Stack (PA-STK1N)
DC resistancediffers	7.22k	6.8k
Inductancediffers	2.59 H (measured, 1 reading)	not measured
Magnet	Ceramic	Ceramic
Coil	Hum-cancelling	Hum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers	—	6.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand	2.5 / 10	5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand	4.5 / 10	2 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand	5.5 / 10	9 / 10
Slot	neck humbucker	neck humbucker
Traits	vintage output, tight lows, tight & aggressive	vintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight & aggressive

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

DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)

Magnet

100

both Ceramic

Coil

100

same coil type

Brightness

each against its maker's average

Mids

each against its maker's average

Bass

each against its maker's average

DiMarzio D Activator pickup demo song by High Z Productions

High Z Productions

DiMarzio D Activator vs Tone Zone/Air Norton Pickup Comparison

High Z Productions · comparison

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“That's cool, well it sounds like the D-Activator must be a pretty rippin pickup for tight/articulate gainy tones!.”

MrDan666 · 2011-10-18Rig-Talk ↗

“But right now, I want an aggressive midrange emphasis, or else, I would keep the D Activator in there..”

Rex Rocker · 2024-01-10Rig-Talk ↗

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