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Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 (SH-15) vs Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 (SH-15)
bridge humbucker
79 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5)
bridge humbucker
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 (SH-15), the Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) has a ceramic magnet (punchier, more aggressive), a brighter top end and scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Alternative 8 (SH-15) | Seymour Duncan Custom (SH-5) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 17.68k | 14.1k |
| Inductancediffers | 8.18 H (measured, 1 reading) | 7.73 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 8 | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 4.46 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart) | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 9 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | high output, bright, mid-forward, big low end, tight & aggressive | high output, bright, big low end, tight & aggressive |
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
measured inductance
Magnet
75
Alnico 8 vs Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
14
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
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