Seymour Duncan Little 59 Review (SL59-1B) How well does it fit into a Strat?
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Fender Hot Noiseless Strat vs Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Fender Hot Noiseless Strat
bridge Strat single-coil
80 match
low confidence

Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Fender Hot Noiseless Strat, the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Fender Hot Noiseless Strat | Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 10.4k | 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)differs | no chart | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, 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
82
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Fender Hot Noiseless Strat
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Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Fender Stratocaster - Seymour Duncan Little '59
What players and reviewers say
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.”
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