DiMarzio PG-13 pickup
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DiMarzio

DiMarzio PG-13

A bridge mini-humbucker with a ceramic magnet and vintage output.

vintage outputtight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
12.62k
Inductance
5.13 Hmeasured, 1 reading
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Hum-cancelling
DiMarzio's tone chart, 0–10

From DiMarzio's published specs (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules.

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  1. Closest match
    DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker
    DiMarzio Notorious Minibucker
    bridge mini-humbucker

    no spec differences found

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

    high confidence
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  2. Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
    Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
    bridge mini-humbucker

    hotter output · tighter low end

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

    medium confidence
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  3. Seymour Duncan Seymourized (SM-3)

    Alnico V magnet: warmer, smoother

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

    medium confidence
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  4. DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker
    DiMarzio Vintage Minibucker
    bridge mini-humbucker

    lower output · tighter low end

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.

    high confidence
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  5. Mr. Glyn's Minx
    Mr. Glyn's Minx
    bridge mini-humbucker

    lower output · Alnico V magnet: warmer, smoother

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; no tone chart to compare.

    low confidence
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  6. Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
    Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
    bridge mini-humbucker

    lower output · Alnico V magnet: warmer, smoother · scooped mids · tighter low end

    No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.

    medium confidence
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What others say

Demos, reviews and forum posts, quoted word for word and linked to where they were published. No player posts collected yet.

The neck position delivers jazzy comps and bluesy licks with a clean low end and vocal mids.
Darth Phineas · Nov 27, 2024Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
It has less mids and more high end than the bridge.
Darth Phineas · Nov 27, 2024Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)

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