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Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1) vs Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2)
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1)
Strat single-coil
84 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2)
Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1), the Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2) has an Alnico V magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered (APS-1) | Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat (SSL-2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 6.4k | 6.6k |
| Inductancediffers | 2.83 H (compiled) | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 2 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peak | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | moderate output, soft & warm | vintage output, bright, scooped mids |
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
96
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
55
Alnico 2 vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
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What players and reviewers say
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