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Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Tele vs Monty's Retro Wind Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Tele pickup
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Monty's Retro Wind Telecaster 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
SpecFender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster TeleMonty's Retro Wind Telecaster
DC resistancediffers7.18k6.6k
Inductancediffers3.82 H (measured, 1 reading)not measured
MagnetAlnico 3Alnico 3
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Slotbridge Tele pickupbridge Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate 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
88
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 3
Coil
100
same coil type

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

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Monty's Retro Wind Telecaster

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