Paul Gilbert Demos His New DiMarzio® Injector™ Pickups
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DiMarzio Injector vs Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
DiMarzio Injector
neck Strat single-coil
79 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
neck Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Injector, the Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4) has hotter output and an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Injector | Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.56k | 9.62k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 5.7 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 3.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4.5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slot | neck Strat single-coil | neck Strat single-coil |
| Traits | moderate output, bright, soft & warm, noiseless | high output, 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
83
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
55
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
91
each against its maker's average
Mids
90
each against its maker's average
Bass
100
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Injector
DiMarzio Paul Gilbert Signature Injector Pickups Demo
Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
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.”