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DiMarzio FRED vs Gibson ELEV8

DiMarzio FRED pickup
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DiMarzio FRED
humbucker
low confidence
Gibson ELEV8 pickup
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Gibson ELEV8
neck humbucker

Compared with the DiMarzio FRED, the Gibson ELEV8 has an Alnico VIII magnet (punchier, more aggressive).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio FREDGibson ELEV8
DC resistancediffers10.38k10k
Inductancediffers4.48 H (compiled)not measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 8
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs4.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs5.5 / 10no chart
Slotdiffershumbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage outputmoderate output, 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
95
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
70
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 8
Coil
100
same coil type

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

Videos

DiMarzio FRED

DiMarzio FRED vs PAF PRO - Passive Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo
Mike Stamper · comparison
DiMarzio FRED vs Seymour Duncan JB SH-4 - Passive Bridge Guitar Pickup Comparison Tone Demo
Mike Stamper · comparison

Gibson ELEV8

No videos of its own collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio FRED

“The fred is more vocal and more articulate,the screaming Demon sounds more direct and cuts better!”
daemon barbeque · 2007-03-15Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The Fred has better note separation and definition than the Demon.”
SFW · 2007-09-10Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the DiMarzio FRED →

Full reviews

Gibson ELEV8

None collected yet.