Dimarzio vs Mighty Mite

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Hi Have someone who playing Super2 and MM 1400.Whats the different between both in tone bass mid treble.Which have more output. Which is better for basswood guitar and hairy metal. Regards
 
Not sure about the Super 2, but I had a vintage Super Distortion and still have quite a few vintage MM 1400’s. The MM’s are much better sounding and feeling pickups IME. They go for more $ for a reason. Vintage Dimarzio’s are some of the few vintage pickups that I didn’t care for

The 1400’s IME are much higher in output, compression and saturation despite what the DC resistance says in numbers. It’s a very midrangey pickup IME that sounds good in any type of guitar I’ve tried. I’m guessing you’ll like it well in basswood and for hair metal. Great fit I’d predict
 
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Well nice of You what want to help
Is it 1400 old 1970 years the same new model or not.
Super Distorzion have 425 mv output.
How much 1400 have output if you know.
Regard
 
My MM’s are all vintage ones from the ‘70’s and early ‘80’s. I’m not sure how recent made ones sound. I generally find most recent made gear to sound a bit bland or sterile for my taste with a few exceptions

The vintage 1400’s and other MM’s are some of the hottest and more saturated sounding passive pickups I’ve tried. They aren’t far behind imo even vs EMG’s in that regard. They are very over the top, but also a lot of fun imo. Vintage Bill Lawrence 500’s and Dirty Fingers are also very over the top
 
Beauty I see.
Is it 1300 l have different sound between 1400.I hear that 1400 is more bright and don't have much bass.
Which is harsh chrisp with more hairy.
Or not much different.
 
sdelac2 said:
Beauty I see.
Is it 1300 l have different sound between 1400.I hear that 1400 is more bright and don't have much bass.
Which is harsh chrisp with more hairy.
Or not much different.
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I find my 1300’s, 1400’s and 1800’s to overall be pretty similar, but the 1400’s is a bit more gritty/growly, which makes it my favorite of them. The others are a bit smoother. I don’t find any of them to be harsh at all. They all are very midrangey, but I don’t feel they lack bass
 
braintheory said:
I find my 1300’s, 1400’s and 1800’s to overall be pretty similar, but the 1400’s is a bit more gritty/growly, which makes it my favorite of them. The others are a bit smoother. I don’t find any of them to be harsh at all. They all are very midrangey, but I don’t feel they lack bass
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I'm curious how you manage the microphonics? Or am I just dealing with an unusually noisy 1300.
 
scottosan said:
I'm curious how you manage the microphonics? Or am I just dealing with an unusually noisy 1300.
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It’s been a while now since I last played any of my vintage MM’s admittedly. I’ll give it another go and report back, but I don’t recall it being super noisy in my setup. I love my MM’s, but like some of my other hot vintage pickups more

I do have lots of other vintage pickups that are very noisy/squealy under a combo of lots of gain, treble and volume, but I can usually manage it with my phalanx noise gate and I also by 2nd nature now haha do that volume roll off thing like Psyches did. I also noticed sometimes with literally the same exact pickup it’ll squeal a lot in one guitar and not in another, so I wonder if something about the wiring, pots or caps is affecting that or not, but I’m not a tech guy at all. Some of the cables and powerchords I use now help a little too, but I don’t like to talk about that on here since most wouldn’t believe that lol
 
braintheory said:
It’s been a while now since I last played any of my vintage MM’s admittedly. I’ll give it another go and report back, but I don’t recall it being super noisy in my setup. I love my MM’s, but like some of my other hot vintage pickups more

I do have lots of other vintage pickups that are very noisy/squealy under a combo of lots of gain, treble and volume, but I can usually manage it with my phalanx noise gate and I also by 2nd nature now haha do that volume roll off thing like Psyches did. I also noticed sometimes with literally the same exact pickup it’ll squeal a lot in one guitar and not in another, so I wonder if something about the wiring, pots or caps is affecting that or not, but I’m not a tech guy at all. Some of the cables and powerchords I use now help a little too, but
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braintheory said:
I find my 1300’s, 1400’s and 1800’s to overall be pretty similar, but the 1400’s is a bit more gritty/growly, which makes it my favorite of them. The others are a bit smoother. I don’t find any of them to be harsh at all. They all are very midrangey, but I don’t feel
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Hey, very nice of you to help. Please tell me something else. Which pick up is the most similar to the MM1400. Has Super Distorzion been painted? There are a lot of people who say it is because it has that hairiness that others don't have. Is Duncan Distorzion photographed more? Please tell me have much output mv 1300 and 1400. I know they have 8k and 14k but I can't find an outlet anywhere. Thank you very much
Kind regards
 
sdelac2 said:
Hey, very nice of you to help. Please tell me something else. Which pick up is the most similar to the MM1400. Has Super Distorzion been painted? There are a lot of people who say it is because it has that hairiness that others don't have. Is Duncan Distorzion photographed more? Please tell me have much output mv 1300 and 1400. I know they have 8k and 14k but I can't find an outlet anywhere. Thank you very much
Kind regards
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The most similar pickup to the 1400 are the 1300 and 1800 unless I misunderstood you. I didn’t own a super distortion and MM at the same time, but they seemed overall very different from what I could tell. The Duncan Distortion is also different than those 2 in sound. I’m not sure if other brands beside Dimarzio measure output like that. I can just tell you all the MM’s I have sound to me very hot, saturated and compressed. Very over the top, but they are fun to play imo. I don’t remember my Super Distortion seeming as hot or over the top

It’s a unique sound I think compared to the many other pickups I’ve got. If you want other great vintage pickups that are also very hot and over the top, but a different sound I’d say an early ‘80’s silverback Bill Lawrence 500L or Dirty Finger (it squeals though). I don’t know how the modern versions of these pickups are
 
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No experience with Mighty Mite, TBH.

But if it helps any, my opinion of the Super 2 is not all that positive.

It's cool in the sense that it's really bright, especially for being so hot. But it's not all that clear. It's got kind of a rough-around-the-edges vibe. It's almost got kind of a cheap stock pickup vibe, IMO.

FWIW, I think the Duncan Distortion Neck is clearer-sounding, while being about as hot, and is not as harsh.
 
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Najsličniji pickup 1400 su 1300 i 1800 osim ako sam te krivo razumio. Nisam posjedovao super distorziju i MM u isto vrijeme, ali činili su se općenito vrlo različitima od onoga što sam mogao reći. Duncan Distortion se također razlikuje od one 2 po zvuku. Nisam siguran mjere li druge marke osim Dimarzia tako učinak. Mogu vam samo reći da mi svi MM-ovi koje imam zvuče jako vruće, zasićeno i komprimirano. Vrlo pretjerano, ali zabavno ih je igrati imo. Ne sjećam se da je moj Super Distortion djelovao vruće ili pretjerano

Mislim da je to jedinstven zvuk u usporedbi s mnogim drugim magnetima koje imam. Ako želite druge sjajne vintage pickupe koji su također vrlo vrući i pretjerani, ali s drugačijim zvukom, rekao bih srebrni Bill Lawrence 500L iz ranih 80-ih ili Dirty Finger (ipak cvili). Ne znam kakve su moderne verzije ovih
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I was thinking which pick-up of all the other 1400 pick-ups is the most similar. They would give me a basswood guitar, and hairy metal would be better MM 1400 or Super2. I like the bright sharp and hairy distorzion pick ups.
Kind Regards
 
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sdelac2 said:
I was thinking which pick-up of all the other 1400 pick-ups is the most similar. They would give me a basswood guitar, and hairy metal would be better MM 1400 or Super2. I like the bright sharp and hairy distorzion picks.
Regards
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Just used google translate haha. I don’t know about the super 2, but I think the MM 1400 would work well, although I’d also consider maybe a vintage Bill Lawrence 500L or L90. Both of those are brighter and hairier than the MM 1400. I’ve kept all those pickups, but I personally enjoy my vintage Bill Lawrence’s even more and bet they’ll work well for what you want. Very hot as well
 
Just heard some clips of the MM 1300 and 1400 online and they sound incredible .

Went to the MM website and maybe it's the ceramic magnets instead of Alnico magnets that make them sound so crunchy but I was impressed .

They have something called a motherbucker but I'm not familiar with it.


This is the 1300, some say the 1400 is better for vintage VH .


 
braintheory said:
Just used google translate haha. I don’t know about the super 2, but I think the MM 1400 would work well, although I’d also consider maybe a vintage Bill Lawrence 500L or L90. Both of those are brighter and hairier than the MM 1400. I’ve kept all those pickups, but I personally enjoy my vintage Bill Lawrence’s even more and bet they’ll work well for what you want. Very hot as well
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I prefer ceramic.Is it vintage Bill Lawrence 500L or L90 ceramic
 
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I prefer ceramic.Is it vintage Bill Lawrence 500L or L90 ceramic
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Yes the 500L is ceramic and I’m quite sure the L90 is too. It at least sounds like it to me. It actually in some ways has more bite than the 500L, but it’s not as over the top hot and compressed
 
braintheory said:
Yes the 500L is ceramic and I’m quite sure the L90 is too. It at least sounds like it to me. It actually in some ways has more bite than the 500L, but it’s not as over the top hot and compressed
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Apsolutly nice of You.
You are very help me.
Probabbly i go with 1400 in lots of video have incredible chrisp hairy sound but not sure so I ask you.Very good go to invastigation Bill Lawrence.
If I want bright I way must have 8 to 10k
Not much more because it is maybe bassy.
 
sdelac2 said:
Apsolutly nice of You.
You are very help me.
Probabbly i go with 1400 in lots of video have incredible chrisp hairy sound but not sure so I ask you.Very good go to invastigation Bill Lawrence.
If I want bright I way must have 8 to 10k
Not much more because it is maybe bassy.
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Both vintage 1400’s and Bill Lawrence’s are great and I think have a good chance working well. I find the Lawrence’s can get more crisp and hairy, but I think both can get the job done

Sometimes DC doesn’t tell the whole story. The 500L’s I’ve got range from 11-15k and none of them to me are at all too bassy. They are tight, crisp, bright and clear, but the later 500XL and Dirty Finger’s can be like that and are generally a bit higher in DC. The L90’s are tighter, clearer and less bassy than all of the above pickups mentioned. They are excellent imo
 
braintheory said:
Both vintage 1400’s and Bill Lawrence’s are great and I think have a good chance working well. I find the Lawrence’s can get more crisp and hairy, but I think both can get the job done

Sometimes DC doesn’t tell the whole story. The 500L’s I’ve got range from 11-15k and none of them to me are at all too bassy. They are tight, crisp, bright and clear, but the later 500XL and Dirty Finger’s can be like that and are generally a bit higher in DC. The L90’s are tighter, clearer and less bassy than all of the above pickups mentioned. They are excellent imo
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Nice I see.Hey which you have best sound in this video.Which is better and different between 1400 and Super2.
What you think

 
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