DiMarzio PG-13 pickup
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DiMarzio

DiMarzio PG-13

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

vintage outputtight & aggressive

Specs

DC resistance
9.73k
Inductance
4.06 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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    Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
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    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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  2. Same brand
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    neck 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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  3. Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)

    lower output · 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. Monty's 61 Mini Humbucker
    Monty's 61 Mini Humbucker
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    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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  5. Mr. Glyn's Mini
    Mr. Glyn's Mini
    neck 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. Mr. Glyn's Minx
    Mr. Glyn's Minx
    neck 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.

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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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