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Bootstrap Pretzel Pups vs Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Tele

Bootstrap Pretzel Pups pickup
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Bootstrap Pretzel Pups
bridge Tele pickup
low confidence
Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Tele pickup
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We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecBootstrap Pretzel PupsFender Custom Shop Texas Special Tele
DC resistancediffers10.5k10.2k
Inductancediffersnot measured3.67 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Slotbridge Tele pickupbridge Tele pickup
Traitshigh outputmoderate output

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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

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

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