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DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker vs Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker
bridge mini-humbucker
61 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
bridge mini-humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker, the Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1) has lower output, an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother), scooped mids and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker | Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 11.96k | 7.57k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6.25 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge mini-humbucker | bridge mini-humbucker |
| Traits | moderate output, tight & aggressive | vintage output |
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
34
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
each against its maker's average
Mids
45
each against its maker's average
Bass
57
each against its maker's average
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