Hot Rails For Strat Single Coil Sized Humbucker
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DiMarzio Super Distortion S vs Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
DiMarzio Super Distortion S
Strat single-coil
80 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Super Distortion S, the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) has hotter output and tighter low end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Super Distortion S | Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 13.18k | 16.9k |
| Inductancediffers | 8.88 H (compiled) | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 3.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6.75 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 2.5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, 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
64
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
93
each against its maker's average
Mids
97
each against its maker's average
Bass
48
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio Super Distortion S
No videos of its own collected yet.
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio Super Distortion S
“On paper, it delivers the bite and sustain of the original Super Distortion with more focus, less flab, and a tighter low end for Strat bridge positions.”
“The low end stays tight and responsive, not the mushy kind that gets lost in distortion.”
On the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
“Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.”