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DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)

DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker
neck mini-humbucker
70 match
medium confidence

Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
neck mini-humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker, the Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) has hotter output, a darker top end and more midrange.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker | Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.11k | 8.52k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 1.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 3.5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | neck mini-humbucker | neck mini-humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lows, tight & aggressive | vintage output, tight & aggressive |
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
52
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
38
each against its maker's average
Mids
38
each against its maker's average
Bass
65
each against its maker's average
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