DiMarzio Dominion Mark Morton signature pickups test
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DiMarzio Dominion vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
DiMarzio Dominion
neck humbucker
82 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
neck humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Dominion, the Seymour Duncan Black Winter has more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Dominion | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.39k | 13k |
| Inductancediffers | 5.16 H (measured, 1 reading) | 5.64 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.35 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 3 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4.75 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, tight & aggressive | moderate 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
87
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
80
each against its maker's average
Mids
0
each against its maker's average
Bass
91
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Dominion
Dimarzio Deep Cuts: Testing Models You've Probably Overlooked. Super PAF, Utopia, Dominion and other
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Dominion
“I kind of liken the Dominion bridge to a Tone Zone without the boomy bass response, and a little bit quicker and direct.”
“The Dominion has a tighter low end and more of a low mid push compared to the Super D, it is still more than capable for the classic rock thing.”
On the Seymour Duncan Black Winter
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
“The Black Winter and Distortion sound similar too, I hear the high end clarity on the Black Winter:.”