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DiMarzio EJ Custom vs Gorilla Pickups The Messenger

DiMarzio EJ Custom pickup
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DiMarzio EJ Custom
neck humbucker
low confidence
Gorilla Pickups The Messenger pickup
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We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio EJ CustomGorilla Pickups The Messenger
DC resistancediffers7.01k7k
Inductancediffers2.34 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs2 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs3 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs9 / 10no chart
Slotneck humbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lowsvintage output

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
100
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

DiMarzio EJ Custom

Dimarzio EJ custom pickups
Danny Beardsley

Gorilla Pickups The Messenger

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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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