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Bootstrap Lake Surfer vs Tone Hatch 2|5 Union Jazzmaster

Bootstrap Lake Surfer pickup
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Bootstrap Lake Surfer
neck Jazzmaster pickup
low confidence
Tone Hatch 2|5 Union Jazzmaster pickup
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Tone Hatch 2|5 Union Jazzmaster
neck Jazzmaster pickup

Compared with the Bootstrap Lake Surfer, the Tone Hatch 2|5 Union Jazzmaster has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBootstrap Lake SurferTone Hatch 2|5 Union Jazzmaster
DC resistancediffers7.8k7.5k
Inductancediffersnot measured3.54 H (compiled)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Slotneck Jazzmaster pickupneck Jazzmaster pickup
Traitsmoderate outputmoderate 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
94
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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