Closest match
hotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
DiMarzio
DiMarzio Air Classic
Very low output, clear and balanced, with a bright top end.
Hotter than 4% of the 280 bridge humbuckers we have
- Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
- Brighter than a typical DiMarzio
“It has that warm roundness I liked from the air classic but the bass is much more articulate.”
Like the DiMarzio Air Classic, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle Nantucketdarker · +15% output69 match
- HotterSeymour Duncan George Lynch Screamin' Demon (SH-12)+48% output · Alnico 5 magnet86 match
- Less hotTV Jones Magna'Tron−17% output · Alnico magnet79 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 8.62k
- Inductance
- 3.50 Hmeasured, 2 readings
- Magnet
- Alnico 5
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
vintage outputbright
From DiMarzio's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the bridge of a Les Paul, SG, PRS Custom 24, Superstrat (HH) or HSS Strat.
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What others say
Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published.
Dimarzio Air Classic and Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK2 sound review
“On a clean amp setting, things are open and offer lots of headroom.”
“The articulate and transparent nature are on full display with a high-gain amp setting.”
“It has that warm roundness I liked from the air classic but the bass is much more articulate.”
“Don't over look the Air Classic in an HSS strat if you want smooth humbucker response with clarity and dynamics.”
“I have used the air classic a few times and found it a little muddy and compressed for my ear..”
“I love the stratty response of the Dimarzio Air Classic Neck BUT it can be just a little too shrill / piercing...”
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