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

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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
SpecDiMarzio Vintage MinibuckerSeymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
DC resistancediffers6.11k8.52k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand1.5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand3.5 / 106 / 10
Treble (tone chart)Each maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 106 / 10
Slotneck mini-humbuckerneck mini-humbucker
Traitsvintage output, bright, scooped mids, tight lows, tight & aggressivevintage 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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