Paul Gilbert Demos His New DiMarzio® Injector™ Pickups
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DiMarzio Injector vs DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2

DiMarzio Injector
bridge Strat single-coil
81 match
high confidence

DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2
Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Injector, the DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 has lower output and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Injector | DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2 |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 11.35k | 8.53k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | 3.5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 5.75 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | bridge Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, soft & warm, noiseless | moderate output, soft & warm, 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
59
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
92
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
88
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
67
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
DiMarzio Injector
DiMarzio Paul Gilbert Signature Injector Pickups Demo
DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Heavy Blues 2
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Injector
“I hear good things about the Injector models that Paul Gilbert uses currently, those have smoky midrange and singing sustain..”
“The Injector has a little tighter low end, more, stiffer mid range, and an equally smooth high end.”