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Fender Original Vintage Tele vs Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Lead (APTL-1)
Fender Original Vintage Tele
bridge Tele pickup
80 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Lead (APTL-1)
bridge Tele pickup
Compared with the Fender Original Vintage Tele, the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Lead (APTL-1) has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Fender Original Vintage Tele | Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Lead (APTL-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.6k | 6.2k |
| Inductancediffers | 3.57 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 3 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 8.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 2 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Tele pickup | bridge Tele pickup |
| Traits | moderate output, soft & warm | vintage output, dark, scooped mids, 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
91
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 3 vs Alnico 2
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 Alnico II Pro Lead (APTL-1)
“Highs are a little sweet and lows are spongey but not flabby.”
“If you have a really bright guitar or seem to have a habit of choosing pickups with too much ice-pick high end, the Alnico II Pro could be a consideration.”