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DiMarzio True Velvet vs Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1)

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We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

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SpecDiMarzio True VelvetSeymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1)
DC resistancediffers6.49k6.5k
Inductancediffers2.71 H (compiled)2.63 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers10 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand2 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand3.25 / 103 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand5.5 / 109 / 10
Slotdiffersbridge Strat single-coilStrat single-coil
Traitsvintage output, scooped mids, tight lowsvintage output, bright, scooped mids

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
96
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
68
each against its maker's average
Mids
98
each against its maker's average
Bass
74
each against its maker's average

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