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DiMarzio EJ Custom vs DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio EJ CustomDiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell
DC resistancediffers7.01k5.89k
Inductancediffers2.34 H (measured, 1 reading)2.27 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs2 / 101.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs3 / 103.5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs9 / 108.5 / 10
Slotdiffersneck humbuckerhumbucker
Traitsvintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lowsvintage output, bright, 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
96
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
92
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
92
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
92
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

DiMarzio EJ Custom

Dimarzio EJ custom pickups
Danny Beardsley

DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell

Dimarzio DP156 Humbucker From Hell Demo (no talking)
Maximilian Moy

What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio EJ Custom

“I can almost guarantee that you won't find the EJ Custom too dark/muddy.”
Guston7 · 2012-03-24Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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On the DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell

“I'm totally open to clear, single coil-voiced humbuckers like the Humbucker From Hell, which I agree might be close to what I want in full humbucking mode but probably wouldn't work out if split..”
zounds · 2015-04-22Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“It keeps the tighter low-end of the Humbucker from Hell, but has some of that glassy single coil character of the Paf Pro on the top end.”
Mr. B · 2023-08-09Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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