DiMarzio True Velvet pickup
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DiMarzio

DiMarzio True Velvet

Low output, clear and balanced, with scooped mids and tight lows.

Hotter than 30% of the 158 bridge Strat single-coils we have

  • Alnico 5 magnet: the common all-rounder: firm lows and clear highs
  • Fewer mids than a typical DiMarzio
  • Tighter lows than a typical DiMarzio

“Go for the True Velvet if you want more midrange and a warmer top end than what you have now..”

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Specs

DC resistance
6.49k
Inductance
2.71 Hcompiled
Magnet
Alnico 5
Coil
Single coil

vintage outputscooped midstight lows

DiMarzio's tone chart, 0–10

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

Fits the bridge of a Stratocaster.

Similar pickups

161 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shown

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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

  1. PRS 635JM "S"
    PRS 635JM "S"
    Strat single-coil

    no spec differences found

    Output compared on measured inductance; no tone chart to compare.

    medium confidence
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  2. Suhr V60LP
    Suhr V60LP
    bridge Strat single-coil

    no spec differences found

    Output compared on measured inductance; no tone chart to compare.

    medium confidence
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  3. Lollar Sixty-Four
    Lollar Sixty-Four
    bridge Strat single-coil

    no spec differences found

    Output compared on measured inductance; no tone chart to compare.

    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 reviews collected yet.

DiMarzio True Velvet pickups
Guitar World
DiMarzio DP175 True Velvet
Bart Dietvorst
“Go for the True Velvet if you want more midrange and a warmer top end than what you have now..”
ItsaBass · 2020-09-01Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“I tried the Dimarzio True Velvet neck in another guitar, and while less bright than the Twang King neck, it was still too bright for my liking.”
appar111 · 2017-01-20Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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