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 DLX Plus
Very hot, tight and aggressive, with a big low end.
Hotter than 96% of the 53 neck P-90 soapbars we have · estimated from resistance
- Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
- More low end than a typical DiMarzio
“DLX Plus is hotter but on the warm and creamy side of things.”
Like the DiMarzio DLX Plus, but…
- WarmerBare Knuckle 'Pig 90Alnico 5 magnet · darker · +16% output70 match
- HotterDiMarzio The Tone Zone P90+40% output · Ceramic magnet78 match
- Less hotSeymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3)−22% output · Ceramic magnet83 match
The closest pickup in each direction that still fits the same slot. See every match
Specs
- DC resistance
- 13.8k
- Inductance
- not measured
- Magnet
- Ceramic
- Coil
- Single coil
high outputbig low endtight & aggressive
From DiMarzio's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.
Fits the neck of a P-90 guitars.
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No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
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What others say
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Review Set Completo DiMarzio DLX Plus
Review DiMarzio DLX Plus Neck DP162
Review DiMarzio DLX Plus Bridge DP154
“DLX Plus is hotter but on the warm and creamy side of things.”
“The DLX plus is both more powerful and more clear and articulate, and the lollar Firebird is clear and complex in the neck.”
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