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DiMarzio Sugar Chakra vs Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
DiMarzio Sugar Chakra
Strat single-coil
71 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Sugar Chakra, the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother), scooped mids and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Sugar Chakra | Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 21.77k | 20.26k |
| Inductancediffers | 8.87 H (measured, 2 readings) | 9.18 H (compiled) |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 3.23 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 10 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 9.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 2 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, big low end, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, dark, mid-forward, noiseless |
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
95
measured inductance
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
91
each against its maker's average
Mids
33
each against its maker's average
Bass
0
each against its maker's average
Videos
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Sugar Chakra
“There is some bite in the high end, but more of a refined treble that gives weight to the notes.”
“The trick is to manage the high end on that slope's sweet spot.”
Full reviews
DiMarzio Sugar Chakra
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
None collected yet.