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Bootstrap Lake Surfer vs Tone Hatch Vintage Class A2-58 Jazzmaster

Bootstrap Lake Surfer pickup
Photo: Bootstrap (opens in a new tab)
Bootstrap Lake Surfer
bridge Jazzmaster pickup
low confidence
Tone Hatch Vintage Class A2-58 Jazzmaster pickup
Photo: Tone Hatch (opens in a new tab)

Compared with the Bootstrap Lake Surfer, the Tone Hatch Vintage Class A2-58 Jazzmaster has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBootstrap Lake SurferTone Hatch Vintage Class A2-58 Jazzmaster
DC resistancediffers9.5k8.85k
Inductancediffersnot measured4.87 H (compiled)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Slotbridge Jazzmaster pickupbridge Jazzmaster pickup
Traitshigh outputhigh 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
90
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
55
Alnico 5 vs 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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