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DiMarzio DLX Plus vs DiMarzio Soapbar

DiMarzio DLX Plus pickup
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DiMarzio DLX Plus
neck P-90 soapbar
high confidence
DiMarzio Soapbar pickup
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DiMarzio Soapbar
P-90 soapbar

Compared with the DiMarzio DLX Plus, the DiMarzio Soapbar has lower output and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio DLX PlusDiMarzio Soapbar
DC resistancediffers13.8k8.6k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs7 / 103.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs5.25 / 105.75 / 10
Treble (tone chart)5 / 105 / 10
Slotdiffersneck P-90 soapbarP-90 soapbar
Traitshigh output, big low end, tight & aggressivemoderate output, 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
32
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
92
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
42
tone charts on the same scale

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