Jake Bowen of Periphery demos his DiMarzio Mirage Bridge and Neck Pickups
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DiMarzio Mirage vs Seymour Duncan Black Winter
DiMarzio Mirage
bridge humbucker
87 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
bridge humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Mirage, the Seymour Duncan Black Winter has a brighter top end and more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Mirage | Seymour Duncan Black Winter |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 11.4k | 16.6k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.93 H (measured, 1 reading) | 6.98 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6.68 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 7 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 3.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive | moderate 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
99
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
59
each against its maker's average
Mids
56
each against its maker's average
Bass
65
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Mirage
Seymour Duncan Black Winter
Blackened Black Winter Pickups Ft Wes Hauch | Seymour Duncan
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Mirage
“The new Jake Bowen "Mirage" also looks somewhat promising with its emphasized lows/mids and rolled off high end..”
“The mids are pushed forward ever so slightly, in as much as to help firm up the lows and fortify the highs.”
On the Seymour Duncan Black Winter
“It doesn't have as much of a dramatic low-end rolloff as the Black Winter, but it not a fat bassy pickup like the X2N.”
“The Black Winter and Distortion sound similar too, I hear the high end clarity on the Black Winter:.”