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DiMarzio True Velvet T vs Radioshop ID Telecaster

DiMarzio True Velvet T pickup
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DiMarzio True Velvet T
neck Tele pickup
low confidence
Radioshop ID Telecaster pickup
Photo: Radioshop (opens in a new tab)
Radioshop ID Telecaster
neck Tele pickup

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio True Velvet TRadioshop ID Telecaster
DC resistancediffers6.64k6.7k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Bass (tone chart)differs2 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs3 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs4.5 / 10no chart
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsvintage output, 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
99
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).

Videos

DiMarzio True Velvet T

No videos of its own collected yet.

Radioshop ID Telecaster

What players and reviewers say

No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.