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DiMarzio FRED vs Seymour Duncan George Lynch Screamin' Demon (SH-12)

humbucker

85 match

medium confidence

bridge humbucker

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways

Spec	DiMarzio FRED	Seymour Duncan George Lynch Screamin' Demon (SH-12)
DC resistancediffers	10.38k	10k
Inductancediffers	4.48 H (compiled)	not measured
Magnet	Alnico 5	Alnico 5
Coil	Hum-cancelling	Hum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers	—	7 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand	4.5 / 10	5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand	5 / 10	4 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand	5.5 / 10	9 / 10
Slotdiffers	humbucker	bridge humbucker
Traits	vintage output	moderate output, bright

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

DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)

Magnet

100

both Alnico 5

Coil

100

same coil type

Brightness

each against its maker's average

Mids

each against its maker's average

Bass

each against its maker's average

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“The fred is more vocal and more articulate,the screaming Demon sounds more direct and cuts better!”

daemon barbeque · 2007-03-15Seymour Duncan forum ↗

“The Fred has better note separation and definition than the Demon.”

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