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DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell vs Gorilla Pickups The Messenger

DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell pickup
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Gorilla Pickups The Messenger pickup
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Compared with the DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell, the Gorilla Pickups The Messenger has hotter output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio The Humbucker From HellGorilla Pickups The Messenger
DC resistancediffers5.89k7k
Inductancediffers2.27 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs1.5 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs3.5 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs8.5 / 10no chart
Slotdiffershumbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lowsvintage output

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
75
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

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

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What players and reviewers say

On the DiMarzio The Humbucker From Hell

“That's right, this is a cure for a muddy low end out of a neck pickup.”
Darth Phineas · Mar 30, 2022Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“The low end is punchy and defined, while the highs are crisp and cut through the mix.”
Darth Phineas · Mar 30, 2022Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Gorilla Pickups The Messenger

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