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Lollar Imperial vs Sheptone Tribute 2

Lollar Imperial pickup
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Lollar Imperial
neck humbucker
low confidence
Sheptone Tribute 2 pickup
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Sheptone Tribute 2
neck humbucker

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecLollar ImperialSheptone Tribute 2
DC resistance7.6k7.6k
Inductancediffers4.09 H (compiled)not measured
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Slotneck humbuckerneck 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
100
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).

Videos

Lollar Imperial

Paul Rose - Lollar Pickups, Imperial Humbuckers (medium wound)
Paul Rose
Humbucker Shootout: Lollar Pickups - Imperial vs. Imperial Low Wind
Visual Guy · comparison

Sheptone Tribute 2

What players and reviewers say

No forum posts or review excerpts for either pickup collected yet.