As close as it gets John Mayer's Continuum Strat tones? The Black One, Radioshop Pickup set.
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Fender Vintera '50s Strat vs Radioshop The Black One
Fender Vintera '50s Strat
middle Strat single-coil
83 match
low confidence
Radioshop The Black One
middle 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 Vintera '50s Strat | Radioshop The Black One |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 5.9k | 6k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Slot | middle Strat single-coil | middle Strat single-coil |
| Traits | vintage output | vintage 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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
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).
Videos
Fender Vintera '50s Strat
No videos of its own collected yet.
Radioshop The Black One
What players and reviewers say
No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.