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DiMarzio The Chopper vs Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2)

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Compared with the DiMarzio The Chopper, the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2) has lower output and tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio The ChopperSeymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2)
DC resistancediffers9.16k20.6k
Inductancediffers5.90 H (measured, 1 reading)4.91 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers—6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 104 / 10
Mids (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 105 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 106 / 10
SlotdiffersStrat single-coilbridge Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh output, tight lows, 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
73
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
each against its maker's average
Mids
99
each against its maker's average
Bass
56
each against its maker's average

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What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio The Chopper

“The Chopper edged out the ProTrack for me because it was a little clearer (the ProTrack was muddy exactly, but it wasn't as articulate).”
austin · 2007-04-03Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“Had a Chopper T in a mid 90s MIA Tele, killer crunch tone.”
Comparing with DiMarzio The Chopper T
Laughing Kookaburra · 2011-11-11Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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