Paul Gilbert Demos His New DiMarzio® Injector™ Pickups
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DiMarzio Injector vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat Middle/Neck

DiMarzio Injector
neck Strat single-coil
80 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat Middle/Neck
Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Injector, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat Middle/Neck has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Injector | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat Middle/Neck |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.56k | 9.8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 3.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 4.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | neck Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | moderate output, bright, soft & warm, noiseless | high 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
80
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
DiMarzio Paul Gilbert Signature Injector Pickups Demo
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat Middle/Neck
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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.”