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beej

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It's the same pickup as on the Axis & HH AL. Not sure of resistance/inductance/output specs, but you could email Dimarzio - they'll certainly know.
 

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On Dimarzio's site, looks like they're not too far apart, with the CL being hotter. I haven't played the Crunch Lab so can't personally say ... I think the Axis bridge p'up is pretty midrangey and quite hot. It's a killer rock p'up. And in parallel, on the 25th/Reflex, it's got some good chime.

Fwiw, I don't find output to be such a useful stat on its own. Really depends how you're driving a pick up and what you're measuring. Same with resistance. What matters is the power across the frequency range. Bill Lawrence always quotes inductance, that's usually more useful to get a handle on what a p'up sounds like, it's kind of a measure of the frequency window a p'up will pass.
 

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In parallel, it should be roughly a quarter of the series resistance. The Tone Zone is about 17k and it's supposed to be very similar in design, so that sounds reasonable, no?
 

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Crunch Lab is higher output than the 25th. 25th has a more "classic" tone to it. More PAF'y than the CL. They're both very good in their own regards, but are totally different beasts.

To me, the CL has a balanced tone all the way across the spectrum. Great for just about anything, but high output so it breaks up easily on clean tones. The 25th bridge pickup is a little brighter and middier. The lows aren't as pronounced. Doesn't break up as easily as the CL. A good comparison to the 25th would be the Tone Zone, but I think the 25th pup has a bit more bite to it.
 

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I don't know any 'techy' stuff around pickups - but I can reply via visual representation!

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Smokin' hot through my Marshall DSL50
 
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