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DiMarzio Transition vs Gibson ELEV8

neck humbucker

78 match

low confidence

Photo: Gibson

neck humbucker

Compared with the DiMarzio Transition, the Gibson ELEV8 has an Alnico VIII magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways

Spec	DiMarzio Transition	Gibson ELEV8
DC resistancediffers	10.23k	10k
Inductancediffers	5.52 H (measured, 1 reading)	not measured
Magnetdiffers	Ceramic	Alnico 8
Coil	Hum-cancelling	Hum-cancelling
Bass (tone chart)differs	4.5 / 10	no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs	5.5 / 10	no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs	4.5 / 10	no chart
Slot	neck humbucker	neck humbucker
Traits	moderate output, tight & aggressive	moderate output, tight & aggressive

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

DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)

Magnet

Ceramic vs Alnico 8

Coil

100

same coil type

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

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