Paul Gilbert for DiMarzio PG-13 Mini Humbuckers
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DiMarzio PG-13 vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
DiMarzio PG-13
neck mini-humbucker
82 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
neck mini-humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio PG-13, the Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) has lower output and more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio PG-13 | Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 9.73k | 8.52k |
| Inductancediffers | 4.06 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 4.5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | neck mini-humbucker | neck mini-humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, tight & aggressive | vintage output, 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
81
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
84
each against its maker's average
Mids
51
each against its maker's average
Bass
92
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio PG-13
Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio PG-13
“The neck position delivers jazzy comps and bluesy licks with a clean low end and vocal mids.”
“It has less mids and more high end than the bridge.”