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Bootstrap '54 Vintage Sparkle vs Lollar Vintage Tweed
Bootstrap '54 Vintage Sparkle
Strat single-coil
85 match
medium confidence
Lollar Vintage Tweed
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Bootstrap '54 Vintage Sparkle, the Lollar Vintage Tweed has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Bootstrap '54 Vintage Sparkle | Lollar Vintage Tweed |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 5.6k | 5.7k |
| Inductancediffers | 2.31 H (measured, 3 readings) | 2.36 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 3 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output, soft & warm | vintage output, soft & warm |
How close on each spec
100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works
Output
97
measured inductance
Magnet
90
Alnico 3 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Lollar Vintage Tweed
“The pg rules the vintage tweed amp twang (as far as gibson style buckers go) but that sweet and hazy top end comes at the expense of beef and heft.”