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

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Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2)
active neck 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
SpecFishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle Tone Signature Series Single WidthSeymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2)
DC resistancenot publishednot published
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 4Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers7.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart7 / 10
Slotdiffersactive Strat single-coilactive neck Strat single-coil
Traitsactive, noiselessactive, 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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