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Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1) vs Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1), the Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3) has tighter low end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1)Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
DC resistancediffers7.85k16.2k
Inductancediffers4.92 H (compiled)5.40 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6.7 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs7 / 104 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs4 / 103 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs8 / 106 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitsvintage output, big low end, soft & warmvintage output, scooped mids, tight lows, 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
87
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
91
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
50
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1)

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Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)

Seymour Duncan Stag-Mag & Perly Gates soundtest
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GT-001「COMP CRUNCH LEAD」/ Seymour Duncun SH-3 Stag Mag
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What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1)

“The 490r/490t set is closest to the A2P.”
9unslin9er · Jun 19, 2014Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“Highs are a little sweet and lows are spongey but not flabby.”
Darth Phineas · Sep 20, 2017Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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On the Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)

“The goal is to have the stag mag in the bridge for twang surf guitar and Jerry Garcia tones, and the jazz in the neck for Wes Montgomery chord action and warm deep blues rippage.”
jazzmangler · 2006-03-05Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“Yeah, the Stag Mag has noticeably more bass when in 'bucker mode, and more chime when in split mode.”
Artie · 2008-02-26Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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