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DiMarzio Injector vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat

DiMarzio Injector pickup
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DiMarzio Injector
bridge Strat single-coil
low confidence

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio InjectorSeymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat
DC resistancediffers11.35k11.4k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs5.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs5.75 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs5.5 / 10no chart
Slotbridge Strat single-coilbridge Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, soft & warm, noiselesshigh 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
99
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

DiMarzio Injector

Paul Gilbert Demos His New DiMarzio® Injector™ Pickups
DiMarzio®
DiMarzio Paul Gilbert Signature Injector Pickups Demo
Guitar World

Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat

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..”
lazyfinger · 2012-02-27Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The Injector has a little tighter low end, more, stiffer mid range, and an equally smooth high end.”
UberMetalDood · 2013-11-27Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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