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Seymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1) vs TV Jones Starwood Humbucker

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1), the TV Jones Starwood Humbucker has an Alnico magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1)TV Jones Starwood Humbucker
DC resistancediffers8.13k8.3k
Inductancediffers5.03 H (compiled)5.06 H (compiled)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs3 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs8 / 10no chart
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitsvintage output, scooped midsvintage output

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
99
measured inductance
Magnet
95
Alnico 5 vs Alnico
Coil
100
same coil type

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

Videos

Seymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1)

Seymour Duncan '59 Model Humbuckers // SH-1n and SH-1b
Visual Guy

TV Jones Starwood Humbucker

No videos of its own collected yet.

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan 59 Model (SH-1)

The 490r/490t set is closest to the A2P.
9unslin9er · Jun 19, 2014Seymour Duncan forum (opens in a new tab)
I'm really sold on the SD 59 OR lil' 59. As said above, they just have great clarity and definition.
Daxman73 · Mar 17, 2023Rig-Talk (opens in a new tab)
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