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Bootstrap Golden Ale vs Tone Hatch 2|5 Union S

Bootstrap Golden Ale pickup
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Bootstrap Golden Ale
neck Strat single-coil
medium confidence
Tone Hatch 2|5 Union S pickup
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Tone Hatch 2|5 Union S
neck Strat single-coil

Compared with the Bootstrap Golden Ale, the Tone Hatch 2|5 Union S has hotter output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBootstrap Golden AleTone Hatch 2|5 Union S
DC resistancediffers5.6k5.8k
Inductancediffers2.33 H (measured, 1 reading)2.60 H (compiled)
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Slotneck Strat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitsvintage output, soft & warmvintage 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
84
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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Tone Hatch 2|5 Union S

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