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DiMarzio Vintage P90 Soapbar vs Seymour Duncan Vintage P-90 Soapbar (SP90-1)

Compared with the DiMarzio Vintage P90 Soapbar, the Seymour Duncan Vintage P-90 Soapbar (SP90-1) has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive) and a brighter top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecDiMarzio Vintage P90 SoapbarSeymour Duncan Vintage P-90 Soapbar (SP90-1)
DC resistancediffers8.12k8.22k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnicoAlnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers4.3 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand3 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand6 / 105 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand3.5 / 107 / 10
SlotdiffersP-90 soapbarneck P-90 soapbar
Traitsvintage output, darkvintage 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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
95
Alnico vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
59
each against its maker's average
Mids
75
each against its maker's average
Bass
91
each against its maker's average

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