DiMarzio DP 215FBC EVO 2: The Ultimate Bridge Pickup Upgrade?Review
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DiMarzio Evo 2 vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
DiMarzio Evo 2
bridge humbucker
86 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
bridge humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Evo 2, the Seymour Duncan Black Winter has more midrange and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Evo 2 | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 14.02k | 16.6k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.80 H (measured, 1 reading) | 6.98 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.68 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6.5 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, mid-forward, 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
96
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
90
each against its maker's average
Mids
43
each against its maker's average
Bass
48
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Evo 2
Dimarzio Evo/Evo 2 comparison clean and distorted (vs stock Ibanez V1/V2)
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Evo 2
“The Evo 2 is a bit more mid-rangy and the PAF Pro (on the neck) cleans up the mud a bit better.”
“The EQ is a little tighter in the lows with more overall mids, if comparing to the Evolution.”
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:.”