Review DiMarzio HS-3 Posição Ponte DP117
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DiMarzio HS-3 vs Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6)
DiMarzio HS-3
Strat single-coil
69 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio HS-3, the Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6) has lower output and a darker top end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio HS-3 | Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 23.72k | 14.45k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 4.85 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 9 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4.25 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, bright, big low end, noiseless | high output, dark, 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
28
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
12
each against its maker's average
Mids
96
each against its maker's average
Bass
76
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio HS-3
Battle of the Yngwie Malmsteen Pickups - Di Marzio HS-3 vs Seymour Duncan YJM Fury
Seymour Duncan CustomStack Plus (STK-S6)
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio HS-3
“The HS-3 bridge sounds warm, the HS-4 neck sounds creamy and 95% of the spank is gone.”
Comparing with DiMarzio HS-4
“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..”