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Radioshop Vintage 52 Telecaster vs Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue Model Lead (APTL-3JD)

Compared with the Radioshop Vintage 52 Telecaster, the Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue Model Lead (APTL-3JD) has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

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SpecRadioshop Vintage 52 TelecasterSeymour Duncan Jerry Donahue Model Lead (APTL-3JD)
DC resistancediffers7.4k7.8k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 3Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers6.63 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart7 / 10
Slotbridge Tele pickupbridge Tele pickup
Traitsmoderate output, soft & warmmoderate 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
92
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 3 vs 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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