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Fender Hot Noiseless Strat vs Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)

Fender Hot Noiseless Strat
neck Strat single-coil
low confidence

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecFender Hot Noiseless StratSeymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
DC resistancediffers10.4k9.86k
Inductancediffersnot measured5.40 H (measured, 2 readings)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers5.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart7 / 10
Slotneck Strat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh 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
92
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

No videos for either pickup collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)

You're really looking for a woody, clear, articulate character that can even also be considered chimey.
Darth Phineas · Aug 5, 2020Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
The vibe is open with slightly controlled lows and crisp highs.
Darth Phineas · Aug 5, 2020Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
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