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Gibson 57 Classic Underwound vs Nick Silver Swan Underwound

Gibson 57 Classic Underwound pickup
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low confidence
Nick Silver Swan Underwound pickup
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Compared with the Gibson 57 Classic Underwound, the Nick Silver Swan Underwound has lower output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecGibson 57 Classic UnderwoundNick Silver Swan Underwound
DC resistancediffers7.2k6.3k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Slotdiffershumbuckerneck humbucker
Traitsvintage output, soft & warmvintage 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
81
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both 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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