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DiMarzio Pandemonium vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)

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Compared with the DiMarzio Pandemonium, the Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) has a brighter top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio PandemoniumSeymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
DC resistancediffers13.74k14.1k
Inductancediffers7.05 H (measured, 1 reading)7.73 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand7 / 107 / 10
Mids (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 106 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand3.5 / 109 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, dark, big low end, tight & aggressivehigh output, bright, 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
87
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
7
each against its maker's average
Mids
99
each against its maker's average
Bass
89
each against its maker's average

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