DiMarzio Illuminator Guitar Pickups for John Petrucci
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DiMarzio Illuminator vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
DiMarzio Illuminator
bridge humbucker
84 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
bridge humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Illuminator, the Seymour Duncan Black Winter has a brighter top end and more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Illuminator | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 10.56k | 16.6k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.77 H (measured, 1 reading) | 6.98 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.68 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 3.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, dark, tight & aggressive | moderate output, mid-forward, 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
96
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
59
each against its maker's average
Mids
31
each against its maker's average
Bass
74
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Illuminator
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Illuminator
“In this guitar, Illuminator has a balanced EQ w/ slightly less highs.”
“The lows are controlled and big… never muddy, loose or flabby… but not constricted, brittle or overly tight.”
On the Seymour Duncan Black Winter
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
“The Black Winter and Distortion sound similar too, I hear the high end clarity on the Black Winter:.”