Pickup comparisons

All pickups recorded directly to DAW (Cubase 9.5) using Line6 UX2 with "REC: Dry input" option. No EQ, effects, or mixing used. Only bridge position of each model, and in full humbucking mode.

Same guitar with same setup, tuning, and pickup height (ca. 4-5mm from strings) used. No volume / tone potentiometer, or onboard electronics used.

I'll get more samples recorded as time goes on!

DiMarzio – Imperium

DiMarzio – Evolution

Zead – Scorpio

BKP – Brute Force

BKP – Aftermath

BKP – Painkiller

BKP – Warpig

Seymour Duncan – Nazgûl

Seymour Duncan – JB (TB4)

Seymour Duncan – Black Winter

Fishman Fluence Modern V1-active

Fishman Fluence Modern V2-passive

EMG – 81

Spectrum analyzer images

All pickups analyzed at 12. fret natural harmonic of C-string (261,63hz), guitar at D-standard tuning with 11-50 Dunlop Heavy core strings.

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/DiMarzio-Evo-I-F.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/DiMarzio-Imperium-F.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/Zead-Scorpio.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/BKP-Brute-Force.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/BKP-Aftermath.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/BKP-Painkiller.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/SD-Nazgul.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/SD-Black-Winter.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/SD-JB.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/Fishman-Fluence-Modern-V1-active-1.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/05/Fishman-Fluence-Modern-V2-passive-1.png

https://kiirasinstruments.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/07/EMG-81.png

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