Seymour Duncan Little 59 Review (SL59-1B) How well does it fit into a Strat?
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DiMarzio BC-1 vs Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
DiMarzio BC-1
Strat single-coil
82 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the DiMarzio BC-1, the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) has a brighter top end.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | DiMarzio BC-1 | Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 11.62k | 11.78k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 7.89 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnet | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 4.6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 5.5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 6.5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differsEach maker grades its own chart, so read these within a brand | 2.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, tight & aggressive, noiseless |
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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
28
each against its maker's average
Mids
62
each against its maker's average
Bass
99
each against its maker's average
Videos
DiMarzio BC-1
No videos of its own collected yet.
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Fender Stratocaster - Seymour Duncan Little '59
What players and reviewers say
On the DiMarzio BC-1
“For cleans, well, ANS or BC-1 are darker & hotter, but with more harmonics..”
On the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
“In this particular guitar, the little 59 is hollow sounding, bright and lacks output..”
“I like the 59 too, but the SL seems to punch the mids out there a little more, and it's still slightly warmer, maybe due partially to the nickel cover.”
Full reviews
DiMarzio BC-1
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