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DiMarzio Red Velvet vs TV Jones Starwood Strat

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Compared with the DiMarzio Red Velvet, the TV Jones Starwood Strat has an Alnico magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Red VelvetTV Jones Starwood Strat
DC resistancediffers8.52k11.25k
Inductancediffers3.86 H (measured, 1 reading)4.14 H (compiled)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs3.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs4 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
SlotdiffersStrat single-coilbridge Strat single-coil
Traitsmoderate output, brighthigh output

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
90
measured inductance
Magnet
95
Alnico 5 vs Alnico
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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TV Jones Starwood Strat

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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