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DiMarzio Evolution vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
DiMarzio Evolution
neck humbucker
83 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
neck humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Evolution, 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 Evolution | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.04k | 13k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.03 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 | 6.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5.75 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | neck humbucker | neck humbucker |
| Traits | moderate 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
90
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
95
each against its maker's average
Mids
24
each against its maker's average
Bass
48
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Evolution
Can you hear the difference? Ibanez JEM Jr. upgraded with Dimarzio Evolution pickups (1 of 2)
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Evolution
“On the other hand the Evolution is brighter and extremely tight.”
“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.”
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:.”