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DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)

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Compared with the DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker, the Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) has hotter output and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Notorious MinibuckerSeymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
DC resistancediffers11.96k16.41k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6.25 / 106 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 106 / 10
Slotbridge mini-humbuckerbridge mini-humbucker
Traitsmoderate output, tight & aggressivehigh output, 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
54
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
each against its maker's average
Mids
92
each against its maker's average
Bass
57
each against its maker's average

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