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DiMarzio Notorious vs DiMarzio Twang King

DiMarzio Notorious pickup
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DiMarzio Notorious
neck Tele pickup
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DiMarzio Twang King pickup
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DiMarzio Twang King
neck Tele pickup

Compared with the DiMarzio Notorious, the DiMarzio Twang King has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio NotoriousDiMarzio Twang King
DC resistancediffers7.85k6.22k
Inductancediffersnot measured2.20 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs3 / 101.5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs2.75 / 102.5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 107 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate output, bright, scooped midsvintage output, bright, 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
66
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
96
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
75
tone charts on the same scale

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DiMarzio Notorious

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