I've spent thousands of dollars on pickups over the years and have gotten fed up with the increase in price. I decided to order some pickups from China and see what they are like. I liked them. The bridge had lots of drive and wasn't muddy in any way. The neck had had a nice smooth bell like tone. The only downside was the amount of lead wire was quite short.
Yep. One of the key things here is the Chinese one isn’t really a clone of the other. It’s as different a design as there is between many famous pickups. You can change the gauge or number of turns of wire, you can change the type, shape, layout, amount of magnets, you can change the shape and distance of the coils around the poles. That’s really what pickup design is. Otherwise there’s not a lot of difference really. In the differences part of this video it’s pretty clear these are massively different designs really. The poles and spacing are different, the coil shapes and amount of wire are different, the magnets are different. Basically in design these are more different than a lot of models people argue over for 20 pages of a guitar forum thread lol. So the fact they sound different when clean is a no brainer. What I really take from this is that the Chinese one was a great pickup in its own right and well within the realm of personal preference. Abs here’s the thing - those people who argue for 20 pages of a forum thread.. very few of them have actually tried enough pickups to really make them an expert in the field because pickups are expensive. They’ve probably had a few different guitars that may have had different pickup heights and positions and strings before even getting into design, and very few people actually swap in and out 5-10 pickups in a single guitar in a short-ish time frame to do some actual AB testing. Most people go off a recommendation and if they like it they keep it. Nothing wrong with that, but it doesn’t lend itself to speaking from experience. How many people reply to those threads ‘i just put X in all my guitars, works for me?’ It might well do, but really they’re just saying ‘I spend $200 on this and I don’t like the idea something else could have been better’ What’s great about these Ali express pickups might just be that if you were gonna spend $$$ on a well known pickup, instead you could buy 4 or 5 Ali express pickups, try them out and actually find the one you really like best. It’s an option that’s not really been around much before now for a lot of young or bedroom guitarists. Honestly it’s kind of cool.
I read stuff like this. Yet the top pickup winders have long wait times. And fetch very hight prices for good reason. Bet you have a low end guitar, a low end amp, and don’t know any better. Sorry. I see right through stuff like this.
What I’m really taking from this is how similar they are. We can see from the images and resistance rating one is not a clone of the other - they are two different design pickups as much as any two different brands really. So the fact they have different clean tones was a given really before they got fitted to the guitar. What gets me more is how little gain is needed to clip the differences away. It really doesn’t take much before you can only make out the difference when A/B testing them. Given the very different pickup designs the takeaway from that for people who only ever play with gain might well be that maybe swapping pickups isn’t having the effect you think it is. But yeah great video & amazing production! Only thing I’d recommend for next time is don’t tell people which is which. I can see a lot of the comments that have the tell tale brand influence in them. Have another video a couple of weeks later that does the reveal. It’ll get more views and give you a better guage of what people thought at the time :) But yeah, love your content!
Good video! Thanx. There was surely a difference in the cleans and some in the crunch, but it was more of a matter of taste. In distortion mode they sounded identical!
Thanks for this. Very thorough analysis. Lots of work involved. I thought the dimarzio cleans Sounded a bit louder and had more character. Crunch and distortion were equally good.
Thank you for this great video. China nailed it, as many other types of pickups, got the same pair in ivory colour, snd they kill on spot. There is no difference, only in price...big one... DiMarzios have a hair thin more bass....but only on clean...other than that sustain, distortion ,crunch...and clean too, China sound better to me, the absolutely same as DiMarzio.
Although it's difficult to tell coming through small pc or phone speakers, one thing IS clear - hearing is affected by how empty your wallet is after spending a couple of hundred dollars on name brand pickups.
Very good comparison. In particular, playing short sections on each makes it a lot more accurate for us, the viewers/listeners. Comparisons which feature 30 second solos completely miss the point, because the listener has already "forgotten" the first 10 seconds by the time the 2nd guitar starts playing. The differences were negligible. I know that the DCR was significantly different, but without knowing the henry of each pickup, it's difficult for us to judge whether any differences were merely the result of differing output. I'm pretty much convinced that is the case.
La dimarsio me gusto más en los limpios... Con distorsión me gusta más la china... Al final cuando las diferencias son tan pocas ya hablamos de cosa de gustos...por eso y por la diferencia de precio me quedo con la donlis...
The only difference I really notice is that clean, the DiMarzio has a very slight bit more bass and on with high gain it also has a slight bit smoother breakup while Chinese pickup has a tiny bit of fizz in the breakup, but hardly enough difference to justify the $85 dollar price difference.
I was gonna say, the time and effort It must’ve taken. Thank you! Both are close by my ear, slightly different. Though I couldn’t pick out what was different with distortion
The only difference I could hear was in the clean test, a small difference in the volume... The others tests, to me, sounded exactly the same. Donlis rocks! I also did a sound check of their Alnico 2, it's in my channel.
Very good job, thanks a lot. In fact Donlis is an huge manufacturer who manufactures OEM for many brands. No wonder : it sounds good. The trick is to have the patience for the delivery ... but on arrival, for the price, you can't beat it. A french musician. 😎🎸
I think the dimarzio is slightly crisper but not enough to truly notice unless you’re looking for it. Not worth the price difference. I’d go with the cheaper one. I’ve put some of the Chinese pickups in my guitars. They always do great for me. I have a Fleor humbucker now and it is great.
The clean tones were quite a bit different from one another. Did DeMarzio was definitely the better sounding pickup. But with gain added it was real real hard to tell them apart.
Best part of it is that China pickups has gotten better each time. Soon China pickups is gonna nail it exactly then somewhere down the line they will sound better than the original. They are constantly improving their pickups.
If you're looking for any kind of "iconic" tone like Super Distortion or PAF, export manufacturers have completely mastered them. You're almost better off buying the cheap pickups since there's no real disadvantage in performance. The only reason to buy boutique pickups right now is if you want something strange or modern, like Fishmans, Unbuckers, or Hot Rails. I'm hyping myself up for the first budget multivoice active pickups lol
When you consider pick ups are just magnets and a copper winding, its not rocket science. The same principle applies to phono carts, either a magnet moving/vibrating between coils ie a copper or silver winding whereas a moving coil cart has a winding moving between two apposed magnets. In the case of the vast majority of pickups your cost maybe associated with the fancy packaging and branding. do me a favour watch this again and close your eyes. A point to remember is we all have what is known as “observational bias”, national pride may play a part in our conclusions and we will convince ourselves of anything that.makes us comfortable within our own paradigm/world view
Great comparison, playing and production, I know from my own channel that it takes a lot of time and editing to create videos like this. Did you use any plugins/effects like a compressor or distortion that might mask the difference between the pickups?
Clean to me the Dimarzio sounded fuller while the Chinese pickup had similar timber but it was more thin. However on the distortions they were identical.
The smallest of differences with 'Clean' . I would not get a BLIND TEST correct consistantly, they are that close.. In a Mix, the best " Golden Ears" would never hear a difference in a million years.
I whish everyone here who comments would mention what they are listening to these demos on. I'm using blue tooth linked to some full range 2.2 system. I can hear the differences you mostly claim isn't there. I would personally spend the extra dough on better pickups. I'm somewhat satisfied saving money and tho the difference are subtle, you have to pay for these subtleties. Never quit chasing the tone. Never
Listening to PC or phone speakers make it hard to tell but one thing IS clear - hearing is affected by how empty your wallet is after spending $200 on name brand pickups.
Everything comes from china either way. Only difference is Dimarzio didnt get their cut. The factory ran off an extra 100k of pickups than dimarzio ordered!!!
Di Marzio is warmer, smoother and has a singing hight compared to the Chinese. I think Di Marzio is better for melodic soloing, for hard rock, jazz fusion and blues than the generic pickup. The Chinese pickup on the other side is tighter and harsher more aggressive sounding maybe it is better for extreme metal styles.
I modded some Donlis' Humbuckers on my Channel to create a unique "Post 1972 Jimmy Page Humbuckers"... Nails his live tone. It proves: My Modded Donlis' $60 in a $500 Guitar sound Much Closer to Jimmy Pages Guitar than a $20,000 Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul that has DOESN'T have my Donlis' Pickups ( or any 'Period Correct' Pickups)....It's all in the pickups..
@@peskypesky The Amps are important too..although on one video on my Channel , I get very close to "Jimmy Pages Live Tone" WITHOUT an amp... Much Much Closer than someone with a Plexi Marshall without those pickups
1:05 Is it me, or does the Super Distortion look like it has a cheaper build quality than the Donlis one? I'm quite surprised Both pickups sound good, but my wallet has me going for the Donlis ones 👍
I dissected seymour duncan JB and china copy of them , believe me, China have more material on pickups, more wire, bigger an stronger magnet and way better quality plastic, wax potted too, nice soldering job, for less than 20$ for set bridge and neck....
*** Will never buy Donlis pickups again! *** I purchased the Donlis AlNiCo 5 Pickups from Aliexpress after reading all the great reviews. The bridge pickup works great but the neck pick had half the output volume. Basically the pickups are not normalized, which means that there is a great deal of difference in loudness when switching between the two. I had to pull the neck pickup out and use something else. I sent them a message on Aliexpress but the Donlis people are interested in responding. Just wanting to warn others that they may have a similar experience and to beware.
Bel test esattamente come vorrei che un test fosse fatto. La differenza però io la sento. nel pulito manca un po' di pienezza nelle medio basse, differenza che nel distorto non si sente.
Grazie per l’apprezzamento Filippo! Si concordo con le differenze che senti. Nei suoni non compressi non si sente gran differenza mentre nei puliti sembrano più scarichi e meno ‘tondi’.
@@TheIcemancris THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! By the way, I tried these, and the amount of output I get is INSANE. They almost sound like active ones. They make me think more of a D Activator than a Super Distortion. Awesome bang for the buck.
guys, I want to tell you - just don't think that there are alnico magnets in Chinese pickups - there is no smell of alnico there))) buy Russian alnico pickups - these are Fokin and ARB - the quality is not inferior to dimarzio and Seymour duncan - and their average price is $ 50 today - there are also good Tesla pickups - they do it like in Korea
Honestly, your ears suck then. Lol. Even on the first example with the clean tones through my iPhone speakerphone, there is a difference in frequency . The DiMaggio pick ups have more bass. The Chinese pick up/ are very bright like they’re picking up more of the high frequencies. So there’s definitely a difference. Whether someone can hear it,is something different all together .
13.7kohm vs 17.2kohm nominal? In what way is that a apples to apples comparison? Also since there is no further thought, American made employs Americans with a liveable wage. Chinese may or may not employ Chinese with a liveable wage. What makes Germany so strong is that they understand this concept and opt for their own homegrown products. Unless you are truly dirt-poor, you should be biting the bullet for the greater good. You think Trump is gonna make America great again with just words while you cheap-out and sell out your fellow Americans for a few dollars more? Think again people. United we stand, divided we fall. Try to learn instead of burn.
You do realise the USA is only one of the WORLD markets that pickups are sold in? You surely realise that You Tube is viewed in more countries than USA? The rest of the world owes no allegiance to "Made in USA."
DP100 (has a little more upfront presence (magnet wire type/Cu content)) Donlis (more sombre/distant.. less upfront but also darker) ; Donlis would make for better rhythm in darker metal riffs. DP100, more friendly mainstream metal vibe. Both constructed fair quality. Tone profiles similar, character somewhat different. Both no squeal.
The distortion test was surprising….. there is no difference or it’s so slight I couldn’t tell…. Amazing !!!! Great comparison!!!! Thank you 🙏
Thanks man!!
I've spent thousands of dollars on pickups over the years and have gotten fed up with the increase in price. I decided to order some pickups from China and see what they are like. I liked them. The bridge had lots of drive and wasn't muddy in any way. The neck had had a nice smooth bell like tone. The only downside was the amount of lead wire was quite short.
Yep. One of the key things here is the Chinese one isn’t really a clone of the other. It’s as different a design as there is between many famous pickups. You can change the gauge or number of turns of wire, you can change the type, shape, layout, amount of magnets, you can change the shape and distance of the coils around the poles. That’s really what pickup design is. Otherwise there’s not a lot of difference really. In the differences part of this video it’s pretty clear these are massively different designs really. The poles and spacing are different, the coil shapes and amount of wire are different, the magnets are different. Basically in design these are more different than a lot of models people argue over for 20 pages of a guitar forum thread lol.
So the fact they sound different when clean is a no brainer.
What I really take from this is that the Chinese one was a great pickup in its own right and well within the realm of personal preference.
Abs here’s the thing - those people who argue for 20 pages of a forum thread.. very few of them have actually tried enough pickups to really make them an expert in the field because pickups are expensive. They’ve probably had a few different guitars that may have had different pickup heights and positions and strings before even getting into design, and very few people actually swap in and out 5-10 pickups in a single guitar in a short-ish time frame to do some actual AB testing. Most people go off a recommendation and if they like it they keep it. Nothing wrong with that, but it doesn’t lend itself to speaking from experience. How many people reply to those threads ‘i just put X in all my guitars, works for me?’ It might well do, but really they’re just saying ‘I spend $200 on this and I don’t like the idea something else could have been better’
What’s great about these Ali express pickups might just be that if you were gonna spend $$$ on a well known pickup, instead you could buy 4 or 5 Ali express pickups, try them out and actually find the one you really like best. It’s an option that’s not really been around much before now for a lot of young or bedroom guitarists. Honestly it’s kind of cool.
I read stuff like this.
Yet the top pickup winders have long wait times. And fetch very hight prices for good reason.
Bet you have a low end guitar, a low end amp, and don’t know any better.
Sorry.
I see right through stuff like this.
Donlis and Fleor are great cheap pickups.
A very simple video yet the effort he made is incredible. Love it!
Best pick up review I have ever seen or heard...
非常感谢，我们国内对国产的拾音器其实并不太包容，测评特别少。感谢您提供的参考。从视频里的声音来看他与dimarzio的clean表现与底噪表现确实有区别，但在失真上我完全听不出差距。我给自己的grg270也购置了一对！🥰🥰
What I’m really taking from this is how similar they are. We can see from the images and resistance rating one is not a clone of the other - they are two different design pickups as much as any two different brands really.
So the fact they have different clean tones was a given really before they got fitted to the guitar. What gets me more is how little gain is needed to clip the differences away. It really doesn’t take much before you can only make out the difference when A/B testing them.
Given the very different pickup designs the takeaway from that for people who only ever play with gain might well be that maybe swapping pickups isn’t having the effect you think it is.
But yeah great video & amazing production! Only thing I’d recommend for next time is don’t tell people which is which. I can see a lot of the comments that have the tell tale brand influence in them. Have another video a couple of weeks later that does the reveal. It’ll get more views and give you a better guage of what people thought at the time :)
But yeah, love your content!
Great comment Bobby!! Thanks, my work going better too after this!! 🤙🏻
Man, actually I saw no differences between them. I think Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio Will have to think twice before increasing price. Great video
Thanks ✋🏻
It's funny how nobody complained about price 20 years ago..
Very good comparison video. Practically identical tone.
Thanks Neil, there is a little bit difference but are the same
Good video! Thanx. There was surely a difference in the cleans and some in the crunch, but it was more of a matter of taste. In distortion mode they sounded identical!
Thanks man!!
What kind of difference? Both sounded good.
Clean, the Dimarzio was louder, but not very different in tone. Overdriven, they are close to identical to my ears.
Thanks for this. Very thorough analysis. Lots of work involved. I thought the dimarzio cleans Sounded a bit louder and had more character. Crunch and distortion were equally good.
Thanks man!!
Thank you for this great video. China nailed it, as many other types of pickups, got the same pair in ivory colour, snd they kill on spot. There is no difference, only in price...big one... DiMarzios have a hair thin more bass....but only on clean...other than that sustain, distortion ,crunch...and clean too, China sound better to me, the absolutely same as DiMarzio.
You have no ear
Although it's difficult to tell coming through small pc or phone speakers, one thing IS clear - hearing is affected by how empty your wallet is after spending a couple of hundred dollars on name brand pickups.
Very good comparison. In particular, playing short sections on each makes it a lot more accurate for us, the viewers/listeners. Comparisons which feature 30 second solos completely miss the point, because the listener has already "forgotten" the first 10 seconds by the time the 2nd guitar starts playing.
The differences were negligible. I know that the DCR was significantly different, but without knowing the henry of each pickup, it's difficult for us to judge whether any differences were merely the result of differing output. I'm pretty much convinced that is the case.
Thanks for the great words. I thing also me Few seconds clips are right for a good comparison.
It’s the right way to make this kind of video!
La dimarsio me gusto más en los limpios... Con distorsión me gusta más la china... Al final cuando las diferencias son tan pocas ya hablamos de cosa de gustos...por eso y por la diferencia de precio me quedo con la donlis...
The only difference I really notice is that clean, the DiMarzio has a very slight bit more bass and on with high gain it also has a slight bit smoother breakup while Chinese pickup has a tiny bit of fizz in the breakup, but hardly enough difference to justify the $85 dollar price difference.
I just got a Donlis paf a5 humbucker and it sounds really good !
Still enjoying it?
Sounds really great !@@luskateodoroo3301
I was gonna say, the time and effort It must’ve taken. Thank you! Both are close by my ear, slightly different. Though I couldn’t pick out what was different with distortion
Great video! Best comparison video I think I've ever seen.
Thanks Mike!
Great video bro 🤘
@@fleafleaflea1 extra thanks 🙌🏻
The only difference I could hear was in the clean test, a small difference in the volume... The others tests, to me, sounded exactly the same.
Donlis rocks! I also did a sound check of their Alnico 2, it's in my channel.
Very good job, thanks a lot. In fact Donlis is an huge manufacturer who manufactures OEM for many brands. No wonder : it sounds good. The trick is to have the patience for the delivery ... but on arrival, for the price, you can't beat it. A french musician. 😎🎸
Thanks! The shipping it’s not too long to wait 👍🏼
i think both are same.. take a look on both pickup ..it's same dude!!
@@positiveguitarworks3433 I think not...
idk.. but when i look on both pickup..quite same...if it doesnt, i'm gonna buy the fake one..LOL
@@positiveguitarworks3433 u'r right. Me too.. 😋
Very nicely made video.Dimarzio better with clean sound.Distortion-no difference
Complimenti, bel test comparativo!
I bought! It sounds amazing! Thais! Greetings from Brasil!🤘🏾🇧🇷
Nice with the splitscreen...👍🏼😎🤘🏼🎸
I think the dimarzio is slightly crisper but not enough to truly notice unless you’re looking for it. Not worth the price difference. I’d go with the cheaper one. I’ve put some of the Chinese pickups in my guitars. They always do great for me. I have a Fleor humbucker now and it is great.
The clean tones were quite a bit different from one another. Did DeMarzio was definitely the better sounding pickup. But with gain added it was real real hard to tell them apart.
My sentiments exactly Greg...
Best part of it is that China pickups has gotten better each time. Soon China pickups is gonna nail it exactly then somewhere down the line they will sound better than the original. They are constantly improving their pickups.
Donlis its a store name only ;) Great test. Thanks
If you're looking for any kind of "iconic" tone like Super Distortion or PAF, export manufacturers have completely mastered them. You're almost better off buying the cheap pickups since there's no real disadvantage in performance. The only reason to buy boutique pickups right now is if you want something strange or modern, like Fishmans, Unbuckers, or Hot Rails. I'm hyping myself up for the first budget multivoice active pickups lol
When you consider pick ups are just magnets and a copper winding, its not rocket science.
The same principle applies to phono carts,
either a magnet moving/vibrating between coils ie a copper or silver winding
whereas a moving coil cart has a winding moving between two apposed magnets.
In the case of the vast majority of pickups your cost maybe associated with the fancy packaging and branding.
do me a favour watch this again and close your eyes.
A point to remember is we all have what is known as “observational bias”, national pride may play a part in our conclusions and we will convince ourselves of anything that.makes us comfortable within our own paradigm/world view
i like more the MADE IN CHINA pickups
Great comparison, playing and production, I know from my own channel that it takes a lot of time and editing to create videos like this. Did you use any plugins/effects like a compressor or distortion that might mask the difference between the pickups?
Thanks man! No compressor on plugin, only a Neuraldsp preset for each sound. stock amp and cabinet 👍🏼
Clean to me the Dimarzio sounded fuller while the Chinese pickup had similar timber but it was more thin. However on the distortions they were identical.
The smallest of differences with 'Clean' . I would not get a BLIND TEST correct consistantly, they are that close.. In a Mix, the best " Golden Ears" would never hear a difference in a million years.
Never hear a difference in a million years! 😂😂 anyway it’s true!!!
Very useful, many thanx for share.
Thank you for an excellent vid!!
Donlis pick up I'm picking
DP-100Fの方がカラッとした音、というかハイまで綺麗に出力されてる気がする。でも、ブラインドテストだったら聞き分ける自信ないな😂
This China pup sounds really good but in comparison with DiMarzio lacks some sparkles and presence.
Thanks, Cool 👍
In clean tone the difference is like Spotify vs Tidal. With distortion I don't hear a perceptible change
Clean the SD has slight edge, the SD sounds great on cleans. On the dirty tones, they are practically identical imho
Yes, I hear the difference, Di Marzio is more open. Not too much, but is different.
Thanks for video. Is there other pickup comparison videos like this on your channel? And...forgive me for bad english...
Thanks you too man! Anyone vids at the moment
I whish everyone here who comments would mention what they are listening to these demos on.
I'm using blue tooth linked to some full range 2.2 system. I can hear the differences you mostly claim isn't there.
I would personally spend the extra dough on better pickups. I'm somewhat satisfied saving money and tho the difference are subtle, you have to pay for these subtleties. Never quit chasing the tone. Never
Clean the Marzios were louder, fuller and more rounder. When distorted there is no difference other than the DiMaggios being slightly more bassy
Listening to PC or phone speakers make it hard to tell but one thing IS clear - hearing is affected by how empty your wallet is after spending $200 on name brand pickups.
I'm liking the Chinese version better
Everything comes from china either way. Only difference is Dimarzio didnt get their cut. The factory ran off an extra 100k of pickups than dimarzio ordered!!!
I like them stagger runs
The main difference in pickups made in China are material used, anyone can wind a pickup, that is the reason Ron Ellis telecaster pickups are $550
Clean the DM sounds very much better, crunched/distortion very little improvement. I was surprised.
Di Marzio is warmer, smoother and has a singing hight compared to the Chinese. I think Di Marzio is better for melodic soloing, for hard rock, jazz fusion and blues than the generic pickup. The Chinese pickup on the other side is tighter and harsher more aggressive sounding maybe it is better for extreme metal styles.
Actually thought the Chinese ones sounded less harsh!
I modded some Donlis' Humbuckers on my Channel to create a unique "Post 1972 Jimmy Page Humbuckers"... Nails his live tone.
It proves: My Modded Donlis' $60 in a $500 Guitar sound Much Closer to Jimmy Pages Guitar than a $20,000 Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul that has DOESN'T have my Donlis' Pickups ( or any 'Period Correct' Pickups)....It's all in the pickups..
the amps actually
@@peskypesky The Amps are important too..although on one video on my Channel , I get very close to "Jimmy Pages Live Tone" WITHOUT an amp... Much Much Closer than someone with a Plexi Marshall without those pickups
What's your channel name? Links?
Wooowww
Same quality pick-ups, the USA pups pay more to the workers is the only difference. The small price gap reflects this.
Dp 100 sounds better imo. But not much, and you would never notice in a mix.
Do you think it's worth swapping the inf 1, 2 for this?
I couldn't tell much of a difference
Only the Player know!
precize demo - thanks
Mi sembrano identici.
Am I crazy, or does the donlis feels like it has a more defined sound?
Gotta whole box full of them chinese my next is gonna be the single coil with the rail coil humbucker
1:05 Is it me, or does the Super Distortion look like it has a cheaper build quality than the Donlis one? I'm quite surprised
Both pickups sound good, but my wallet has me going for the Donlis ones 👍
I think that the SD look like cheaper quality cause this pickup in this video it’s an old eighties model so look like old and ‘consumed’ by age
I dissected seymour duncan JB and china copy of them , believe me, China have more material on pickups, more wire, bigger an stronger magnet and way better quality plastic, wax potted too, nice soldering job, for less than 20$ for set bridge and neck....
same...buy a low price for save your money...used money for good life..😂🤣😂🤣
identical
Just goes to show how much these expensive pickup companies are ripping you all off!
Chinese ones sound a lot thinner on clean...
Well, clearly I'm not looking for the Dimarzio sound in a pickup.
Great but turn the volume right down!
I wish guitar companies would install these inexpensive chinese pickups in their more affordable guitar models.
Better mids and sweeter highs on dimarzio
*** Will never buy Donlis pickups again! ***
I purchased the Donlis AlNiCo 5 Pickups from Aliexpress after reading all the great reviews. The bridge pickup works great but the neck pick had half the output volume. Basically the pickups are not normalized, which means that there is a great deal of difference in loudness when switching between the two. I had to pull the neck pickup out and use something else.
I sent them a message on Aliexpress but the Donlis people are interested in responding. Just wanting to warn others that they may have a similar experience and to beware.
Put a new magnet in it.
The marketing on some US brands are killing the products so better turn and get china made products like this one.
Looks like you are using the same 79.99 PU guitar i'm looking at the pickups the DH05B has all black where was the silver in the photo?
Yes, Donlin black pickup have all black parts
I did hear a difference only when clean, otherwise very close.
Bel test esattamente come vorrei che un test fosse fatto. La differenza però io la sento. nel pulito manca un po' di pienezza nelle medio basse, differenza che nel distorto non si sente.
Grazie per l’apprezzamento Filippo! Si concordo con le differenze che senti.
Nei suoni non compressi non si sente gran differenza mentre nei puliti sembrano più scarichi e meno ‘tondi’.
Do you know the color code for the Donlis?
Hello!
Of course
Green north start
Red nord finish
White south start
Black south finish
@@TheIcemancris THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! By the way, I tried these, and the amount of output I get is INSANE. They almost sound like active ones. They make me think more of a D Activator than a Super Distortion. Awesome bang for the buck.
guys, I want to tell you - just don't think that there are alnico magnets in Chinese pickups - there is no smell of alnico there))) buy Russian alnico pickups - these are Fokin and ARB - the quality is not inferior to dimarzio and Seymour duncan - and their average price is $ 50 today - there are also good Tesla pickups - they do it like in Korea
Cool video, they sound pretty similar to me, any difference can be tweaked away using EQ.
Have you found the Donlis equivalent of a Seymour Duncan 59?
Thanks! I didn't look carefully but I think there is a copy of the JB and hot rails for Strat
Dh05 tes sound neck? Where? Its good of tone for lead?
I can't hear any difference... like what the actual hell !😂
Honestly, your ears suck then. Lol.
Even on the first example with the clean tones through my iPhone speakerphone, there is a difference in frequency . The DiMaggio pick ups have more bass. The Chinese pick up/ are very bright like they’re picking up more of the high frequencies. So there’s definitely a difference.
Whether someone can hear it,is something different all together .
I cannot tell any difference?
Larry Dimarzio doesn't approve this video.
Yes of course 😂😂😂
I hear no difference.What does the other $60 get you?
Can I hear a difference? Short answer: Yes. How much from clean to solo?: Quite! _ Less _ More or Less _ More-More or Less.
CHINA 15.90✌
i got mine for 10 buckerooos
Lock nut are incorrect direction ! :D
Nope man! 😀 only in the ‘87 the verse of some nuts it’s like my rg’s video. at least in all my 87 is so 👍🏼
@@TheIcemancris Ok. Thanks for information. :D
I'll buy inexpensive pu's from china but I wont buy knock offs!
whoever says there are no differences has hearing problems :-P
13.7kohm vs 17.2kohm nominal? In what way is that a apples to apples comparison? Also since there is no further thought, American made employs Americans with a liveable wage. Chinese may or may not employ Chinese with a liveable wage. What makes Germany so strong is that they understand this concept and opt for their own homegrown products. Unless you are truly dirt-poor, you should be biting the bullet for the greater good. You think Trump is gonna make America great again with just words while you cheap-out and sell out your fellow Americans for a few dollars more? Think again people. United we stand, divided we fall. Try to learn instead of burn.
You do realise the USA is only one of the WORLD markets that pickups are sold in? You surely realise that You Tube is viewed in more countries than USA? The rest of the world owes no allegiance to "Made in USA."
F Brilliant idea to make comparrison like this one,you're one dude man
Thanks bro!!!
DP100 (has a little more upfront presence (magnet wire type/Cu content)) Donlis (more sombre/distant.. less upfront but also darker) ; Donlis would make for better rhythm in darker metal riffs. DP100, more friendly mainstream metal vibe. Both constructed fair quality. Tone profiles similar, character somewhat different. Both no squeal.
Lose the lame intro I ain’t got time this nonsense