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Monty's Jazzmaster-sized Leviathan P90 vs Seymour Duncan Hot for Jazzmaster (SJM-2)

Monty's Jazzmaster-sized Leviathan P90 pickup
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Seymour Duncan Hot for Jazzmaster (SJM-2) pickup
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Compared with the Monty's Jazzmaster-sized Leviathan P90, the Seymour Duncan Hot for Jazzmaster (SJM-2) has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecMonty's Jazzmaster-sized Leviathan P90Seymour Duncan Hot for Jazzmaster (SJM-2)
DC resistancediffers10k10.95k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 6Alnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers—6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart8 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart4 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Slotneck Jazzmaster pickupneck Jazzmaster pickup
Traitshigh outputhigh output, dark, big low end

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
87
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 6 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

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

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