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Lollar 52 T vs Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Rhythm (APTR-1)

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Compared with the Lollar 52 T, the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Rhythm (APTR-1) has hotter output.

Specs side by side

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SpecLollar 52 TSeymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Rhythm (APTR-1)
DC resistancediffers7.2k8.1k
Inductancediffers2.10 H (compiled)not measured
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart3 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart4 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitsvintage output, soft & warmmoderate output, dark, scooped mids, 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
83
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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What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Rhythm (APTR-1)

Highs are a little sweet and lows are spongey but not flabby.
Darth Phineas · Sep 20, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
If you have a really bright guitar or seem to have a habit of choosing pickups with too much ice-pick high end, the Alnico II Pro could be a consideration.
Darth Phineas · Sep 20, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Rhythm (APTR-1)

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