they are the same, both are 4 conductor pickups both can be tapped or run in parallel.

 

ok cool, thanks!

 

When the Super Distortion first came out, you couldn't split it. The Dual Sound is a Super Distortion you where able to split and was released a few years later. The Super Distortion then changed over so you could split it. So, now it's just redundant to have both of them. Sales must be good for both, otherwise Dimarzio would have phased one out. They're probably hitting 2 different markets with them, the heavier crowd and the strat crowd.

 

When you get a DP101 Dual Sound, you're also receiving in the container a switch which can be immediately used to facilitate the extra modes of wiring - used to be a mini double pole switch, and nowadays you'll find a compact format push pull pot, 500k with a DPDT switch.

That, the name and model numbers are, as already pointed out, the only differences; the pickup itself is identical.

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