Review DiMarzio HS-3 Posição Ponte DP117
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DiMarzio HS-3 vs DiMarzio HS-4
DiMarzio HS-3
Strat single-coil
95 match
high confidence
DiMarzio HS-4
Strat single-coil
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio HS-3 | DiMarzio HS-4 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 23.72k | 23.5k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart) | 9 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart) | 4.25 / 10 | 4.25 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, bright, big low end, noiseless | high output, bright, big low end, noiseless |
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
99
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
DiMarzio HS-3
Battle of the Yngwie Malmsteen Pickups - Di Marzio HS-3 vs Seymour Duncan YJM Fury
DiMarzio HS-4
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
Players comparing them
“The HS-3 bridge sounds warm, the HS-4 neck sounds creamy and 95% of the spank is gone.”
On the DiMarzio HS-3
“I seem to need to drive the mids harder for the HS-3 than I'd like to for the Custom Custom, and I like to drive the Treble harder when using the Custom Custom than is best for the HS-3..”
“I can tell a difference when I'm recording, but playing live the HS-3 sounds fine clean through my Bandmaster (lotsa treble already).”