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Gibson 57 Classic Underwound vs Wolfetone Cerberus

Gibson 57 Classic Underwound pickup
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Wolfetone Cerberus pickup
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Wolfetone Cerberus
neck humbucker

Compared with the Gibson 57 Classic Underwound, the Wolfetone Cerberus has an Alnico III magnet (punchier, more aggressive).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecGibson 57 Classic UnderwoundWolfetone Cerberus
DC resistancediffers7.2k7.4k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 2Alnico 3
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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 3
Coil
100
same coil type

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

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