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Fender Vintera '60s Strat vs Radioshop The Black Strat
Fender Vintera '60s Strat
neck Strat single-coil
83 match
low confidence
Radioshop The Black Strat
neck 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 '60s Strat | Radioshop The Black Strat |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 5.7k | 5.8k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Slot | neck Strat single-coil | neck 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
97
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 '60s Strat
No videos of its own collected yet.
Radioshop The Black Strat
What players and reviewers say
No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.