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DiMarzio Ionizer 8 vs Seymour Duncan Nazgul

DiMarzio Ionizer 8 pickup
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DiMarzio Ionizer 8
8-string bridge humbucker
medium confidence

Compared with the DiMarzio Ionizer 8, the Seymour Duncan Nazgul has hotter output, a true single-coil design that hums, a brighter top end, more midrange and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Ionizer 8Seymour Duncan Nazgul
DC resistancediffers12.69k18.76k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoildiffersHum-cancellingSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers3.85 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6.5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6.75 / 109 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand2.5 / 108 / 10
Slot8-string bridge humbucker8-string bridge humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressivehigh 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
44
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
0
one hums, one doesn't
Brightness
2
each against its maker's average
Mids
50
each against its maker's average
Bass
48
each against its maker's average

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