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DiMarzio P90 Super Distortion vs DiMarzio The Tone Zone P90

DiMarzio P90 Super Distortion pickup
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DiMarzio The Tone Zone P90 pickup
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Compared with the DiMarzio P90 Super Distortion, the DiMarzio The Tone Zone P90 has hotter output.

Specs side by side

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SpecDiMarzio P90 Super DistortionDiMarzio The Tone Zone P90
DC resistancediffers13.5k16.77k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs8 / 109 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6.5 / 108.25 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs4.5 / 103.5 / 10
SlotP-90 soapbarP-90 soapbar
Traitshigh output, mid-forward, big low end, tight & aggressivehigh output, dark, mid-forward, big low end, 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
69
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
71
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale

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