Compare
DiMarzio PAF 57 vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Skinner Burst
DiMarzio PAF 57
bridge humbucker
81 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Skinner Burst
bridge humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio PAF 57, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Skinner Burst has an Alnico III magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio PAF 57 | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Skinner Burst |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.63k | 8.7k |
| Inductancediffers | 4.67 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 3 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 3.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 4.75 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 5.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, soft & warm | vintage output, soft & warm |
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
99
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 3
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio PAF 57
“Sound nothing like the Gibson 57 Classic to me…..which I find boxy and blurry sounding. The Dimarzios are really open and clear.”
Comparing with Gibson 57 Classic
“The creamy bold low end and the sweetly precise highs.”
On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Skinner Burst
“Pretty even across the mids, with the slightest bit of rounded nuance in the highs.”