SM1, SM2 or SM3 mini neck to pair with Dimarzio P90 Super Distortion?

[roberty]

Hey, this may be a silly question but does anyone know which of the SM1, SM2 and SM3 mini humbuckers is the hottest?

I'm a bit confused by the information on the Duncan website,

The SM2 specs say ceramic magnet and highest DCR, but the output chart says it is lower than the SM1 and SM3

However, when you filter the pickups by output the SM1 and SM3 come under "Medium" and the SM2 comes under "High"

Any insight would be appreciated

I am planning to pair a mini humbucker neck pickup with a P90 sized Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge. Has anyone tried this, what is the balance like between the pickups? I'm hoping with some height adjustment they can be made to work together.

Last question, are all three of the SM# pickup series voiced like Firebird pickups, or are some of them more Deluxe mini-humbucker style?

Thanks in advance

 

[roberty]

Re: SM1, SM2 or SM3 mini neck to pair with Dimarzio P90 Super Distortion?

Bump

 

[jeremy]

Re: SM1, SM2 or SM3 mini neck to pair with Dimarzio P90 Super Distortion?

i dont have a lot of experience with the neck pup but the bridge sm2 is a firebreather

 

[elelpe]

Re: SM1, SM2 or SM3 mini neck to pair with Dimarzio P90 Super Distortion?

Hey, this may be a silly question but does anyone know which of the SM1, SM2 and SM3 mini humbuckers is the hottest?

Hottest SM-2, then SM-3 and SM-1. Well, actually SM-3 is quite on par with SM-1. It just has more mid (thicker). If you want real Firebird voicing out of those three, of course it's SM-1. I have a guitar equipped with SP90-2 neck version in the bridge and SM-1 neck. They pair well and make for an interesting combo.