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DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker vs Seymour Duncan Seymourized (SM-3)
DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker
neck mini-humbucker
64 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Seymourized (SM-3)
neck mini-humbucker
Compared with the DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker, the Seymour Duncan Seymourized (SM-3) has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother), a darker top end and more bass.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker | Seymour Duncan Seymourized (SM-3) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.11k | 6.29k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 7 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 | 7 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 3.5 / 10 | 5 / 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, big low end |
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
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
38
each against its maker's average
Mids
61
each against its maker's average
Bass
0
each against its maker's average
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