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Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Strat vs Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil

Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Strat pickup
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Compared with the Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Strat, the Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecFender Custom Shop Texas Special StratFender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil
DC resistancediffers6.6k8.9k
Inductancediffers3.17 H (measured, 1 reading)2.82 H (compiled)
MagnetAlnico 5Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers—3.3 kHz (Fender's own test load)
Slotbridge Strat single-coilbridge Strat single-coil
Traitsmoderate 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
83
measured inductance
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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