DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

[MikeStrat]

Are SD's more popular because they are better or do they just have more options to offer? When comparing a DiMarzio with a similar SD, I don't hear a lot of difference. I'm curious what you guys think.

[Shawn Lutz]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

There is no one better than the other in my opinion. Its a matter of player taste. I have bunch of both and they are both excellent pickups.

I also don't think Duncans are more popular either, maybe better distribution with manufactures of new guitars.

[toejam]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I prefer DiMarzio, but I like EMGs and Duncans, too.

[JBall008]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I'm a fan of Dimarzio's, but that's mostly because I've had an easier time locating used models, for a little less $$$.

I will definitely be investing in Duncans sometime down the road....

[1trussell]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

My taste is for the Duncans.

[StarRider]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

To me Duncans always sounded better to me
Back in the day my SD Charvel came with the DiMarzio
I ordered it with a Duncan Distortion
It sounded like shit to me till the DeMarzio was replaced with the Duncan

Just my .02

[Niccolai]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I prefer Dimarzios because the models I like {sl, and X2N} are typically quieter than SDs as far as hum goes.

The hum on SDs drives me nuts, but I'd take a nice quiet EMG over both options.

[sambencuda]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I like both. For Seymour Duncan, I prefer the Custom and for Dimarzio I prefer the Super 3

[der_kopf]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I think its easier to look thru the SD models, cause they got numbers...

Also, I read that DiM have slitly more upper highs. But I'm not sure about this.

[jim777]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I like 'em all. I love Bartolinis as well.

[Bengal65]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

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I like both. For Seymour Duncan, I prefer the Custom and for Dimarzio I prefer the Super 3

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+1 Here. It definitely is a matter of taste and what one hears through the whole proceess, with wood combinations etc.
I think the popularity is based on the "market" production guitars like said above. Example:Ibanez=DiMarzio, FMIC=Seymour Duncan. I wonder how these companies decide? Maybe economic, lowest bidder? I always liked the Lace pickups on Fender's. They dropped the majority to put "Low Noise" Fender single coils on. I believe the only Fender production guitar left with Lace's is the Robert Cray model. Pickups are very subjective, what's sounds great to one ear, the other, sounds like crap. I think it is a marketing thing.

[Cuthbert]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

I think there shouldn't be comparison between DiMarzio and SD in abstract but between different models, for instance I like very much DiMArzio HSs and Super distortion, while I don't like pus like FRED and Tone zone, while on the other side I like very much the Alnico II pros and the custom custom, but not at all the jazz and the JB...

But brands work very well from a qualitative point of view, therefore it's just a matter of tastes for a particular sound...

[j2379]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

i like them both BUT i have some older dimarzios that have gone microphonic. something i havent had happen in older duncans. & older like 20 yrs

[Norton]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

DiMarzio is evil.They got the rights to produce paf's by suing gibson.

[Cuthbert]

Re: DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan

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DiMarzio is evil.They got the rights to produce paf's by suing gibson.

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Actually AFAIK Dimarzio registered the name "PAF" before Gibson, and after in the 80s when Gibson reissued the "Paf" pickup they forced them to change name thus the pickup became the "classic '57"...

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