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Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle Tone Signature Series Single Width vs Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2)

Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle Tone Signature Series Single Width
active Strat single-coil
71 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2)
active bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle Tone Signature Series Single Width, the Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2) has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle Tone Signature Series Single Width | Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | not published | not published |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 4 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | — | 7.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | no chart | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | no chart | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | no chart | 7 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | active Strat single-coil | active bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | active, noiseless | active, soft & warm, 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
Magnet
70
Alnico 4 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: output, brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
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