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DiMarzio Notorious vs DiMarzio True Velvet T

DiMarzio Notorious pickup
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DiMarzio Notorious
neck Tele pickup
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DiMarzio True Velvet T pickup
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DiMarzio True Velvet T
neck Tele pickup

Compared with the DiMarzio Notorious, the DiMarzio True Velvet T has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio NotoriousDiMarzio True Velvet T
DC resistancediffers7.85k6.64k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs3 / 102 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs2.75 / 103 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 104.5 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate output, bright, scooped midsvintage output, scooped mids, tight lows

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
76
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
75
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
96
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale

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