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DiMarzio Virtual Solo vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat
DiMarzio Virtual Solo
Strat single-coil
74 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio Virtual Solo, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio Virtual Solo | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Pearly Gates for Strat |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 11.17k | 11.4k |
| Inductancediffers | 4.29 H (compiled) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 5.25 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 4.5 / 10 | no chart |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, noiseless | high output, soft & warm, noiseless |
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
97
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
55
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
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