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DiMarzio FRED vs PRS 85/15 "S"

medium confidence
PRS 85/15 "S"
neck humbucker

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio FREDPRS 85/15 "S"
DC resistancediffers10.38k7.53k
Inductancediffers4.48 H (compiled)4.62 H (compiled)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers—2.8 kHz (PRS's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs4.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs5.5 / 10no chart
Slotdiffershumbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage outputvintage 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
96
measured inductance
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 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

PRS 85/15 "S"

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

PRS 85/15 "S"

None collected yet.