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Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil vs Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1)
Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil
middle Strat single-coil
86 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1)
Strat single-coil
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil | Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered (SSL-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.3k | 6.5k |
| Inductancediffers | 2.53 H (compiled) | 2.63 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 3.45 kHz (Fender's own test load) | 10 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 3 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 9 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | middle Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage output, bright, scooped mids |
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
94
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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Fender Player Series Alnico 5 Single Coil
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