Closest match
no spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
DiMarzio
DiMarzio Air Norton S
Very hot, tight and aggressive, with a dark top end.
Hotter than 87% of the 365 Strat single-coils we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- Darker than a typical DiMarzio
Like the DiMarzio Air Norton S, but…
- WarmerDiMarzio BC-1darker · similar output91 match
- More biteDiMarzio Virtual SoloAlnico 5 magnet · brighter · −6% output81 match
- HotterDiMarzio The Chopper+29% output · Ceramic magnet84 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Li'l Screamin' Demon (SLSD-1)−13% output · Ceramic magnet81 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 11.21k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Hum-cancelling
high outputdarktight & aggressivenoiseless
From DiMarzio's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the DiMarzio Air Norton S collected yet.
Fits the neck or bridge of a Stratocaster or HSS Strat.
Similar pickups
370 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shownUpgrading from the DiMarzio Air Norton S? Put it on the map and see what sits where you want your tone to go.
Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. Filters cover the top 40. How scoring works
- Compare →
hotter output · more midrange
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Compare →high confidencehotter output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Compare →high confidencelower output
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
Compare →high confidenceno spec differences found
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidencebrighter
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
Compare →medium confidence
Played the DiMarzio Air Norton S?
Tell other players how it sounds in your guitar. These are visitors' own comments: checked for spam before they appear, but not fact-checked like the sourced quotes above.
Loading comments…