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DiMarzio D Sonic vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter

Compared with the DiMarzio D Sonic, the Seymour Duncan Black Winter has lower output, more midrange and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio D SonicSeymour Duncan Black Winter
DC resistancediffers11.96k13k
Inductancediffers6.27 H (measured, 1 reading)5.64 H (measured, 2 readings)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6.35 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5.75 / 109 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4.5 / 107 / 10
Slotdiffershumbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, tight & aggressivemoderate output, mid-forward, tight & aggressive

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
85
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
90
each against its maker's average
Mids
24
each against its maker's average
Bass
57
each against its maker's average

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DiMarzio D Sonic

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Seymour Duncan Black Winter

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Black Winter

Punchy and controlled lows with edgy and focused mids and highs.
Darth Phineas · May 18, 2016Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Seymour's neck models are more known for that more traditional fuller neck voice that can often times be big in the lows and sweet in the highs.
Darth Phineas · May 18, 2016Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
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DiMarzio D Sonic

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