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Friedman Classic Single vs Seymour Duncan Twang Banger (APST-1)

Friedman Classic Single
bridge Strat single-coil
low confidence

Compared with the Friedman Classic Single, the Seymour Duncan Twang Banger (APST-1) has hotter output and an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecFriedman Classic SingleSeymour Duncan Twang Banger (APST-1)
DC resistancediffers7.5k8.27k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 3Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers5.6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart7 / 10
Slotdiffersbridge Strat single-coilStrat single-coil
Traitsmoderate output, soft & warmmoderate output, soft & warm

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
86
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 3 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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