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DiMarzio Red Velvet vs Fender Deluxe Drive Strat

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Compared with the DiMarzio Red Velvet, the Fender Deluxe Drive Strat has an Alnico III magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

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SpecDiMarzio Red VelvetFender Deluxe Drive Strat
DC resistancediffers8.52k12k
Inductancediffers3.86 H (measured, 1 reading)4.24 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 3
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs3.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs4 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
SlotdiffersStrat single-coilmiddle Strat single-coil
Traitsmoderate output, brighthigh 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
86
measured inductance
Magnet
65
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 3
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

DiMarzio Red Velvet

Dimarzio Red Velvet-Demo
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Fender Deluxe Drive Strat

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What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio Red Velvet

“I think I want more midrange out of the Red Velvet (I'm gonna go for a twangbanger) and I want more treble-bite out of my neck and mid single coils..”
RockStarNick · 2005-06-28Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“I have a set of the Red Velvets in a Strat, and I get the feeling they call it "velvet" because the highs are punchy, but the high-highs are soft like cotton, and not Strat like at all.”
DreX · 2014-03-28Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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