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DiMarzio Evolution vs DiMarzio Pandemonium

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Compared with the DiMarzio Evolution, the DiMarzio Pandemonium has hotter output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio EvolutionDiMarzio Pandemonium
DC resistancediffers13.84k13.74k
Inductancediffers6.15 H (measured, 1 reading)7.05 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)7 / 107 / 10
Mids (tone chart)6 / 106 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs5 / 103.5 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, big low end, tight & aggressivehigh output, dark, big low end, 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
80
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
75
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

DiMarzio Evolution

DiMarzio EVOLUTION vs Seymour Duncan JB SH-4 - Passive Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo
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DiMarzio Pandemonium

What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio Evolution

“On the other hand the Evolution is brighter and extremely tight.”
ranalli · 2005-06-03Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The evolution is definitely one tight pickup, which has a strange reputation on here for being bright from people who have never actually used it.”
ibanezrocks · 2007-05-10Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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