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DiMarzio The Chopper vs Seymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)

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We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio The ChopperSeymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)
DC resistancediffers9.16k9.72k
Inductancediffers5.90 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers—4.6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 106 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand4 / 106 / 10
SlotdiffersStrat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh output, 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
91
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
each against its maker's average
Mids
77
each against its maker's average
Bass
73
each against its maker's average

Videos

DiMarzio The Chopper

DiMarzio Twang King Neck & The Chopper T Bridge Pickups for Richie Kotzen
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Seymour Duncan Little '59 vs DiMarzio The Chopper
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Seymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)

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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)
Everything on the DiMarzio The Chopper →

On the Seymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)

“I'd go with the Lil Screamin Demon as it will still be fat/thick enough for the styles you listed, but it'll mix with your neck and mid pickups better than the JB Jr.”
Benjy_26 · 2006-08-09Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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