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DiMarzio The Chopper T vs Fender Gen 4 Noiseless Tele

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Fender Gen 4 Noiseless Tele
bridge Tele pickup

Compared with the DiMarzio The Chopper T, the Fender Gen 4 Noiseless Tele has hotter output and an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio The Chopper TFender Gen 4 Noiseless Tele
DC resistancediffers9.19k10.6k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersCeramicAlnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs4 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs4 / 10no chart
Slotbridge Tele pickupbridge Tele pickup
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh output, 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
79
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

Videos

DiMarzio The Chopper T

DiMarzio Twang King Neck & The Chopper T Bridge Pickups for Richie Kotzen
DiMarzio®
DiMarzio Chopper T + Twang King: The Ultimate Telecaster Combo? (No Talking)
Vinny The Axe

Fender Gen 4 Noiseless Tele

No videos of its own collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio The Chopper T

“Had a Chopper T in a mid 90s MIA Tele, killer crunch tone.”
Comparing with DiMarzio The Chopper
Laughing Kookaburra · 2011-11-11Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“I suppose the Dimarzio Chopper T is an option, but I've used them before and while great, they lean more towards the bright side of the spectrum than fat..”
appar111 · 2016-06-24Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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