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Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1) vs Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2)
Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1)
active bridge Strat single-coil
68 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2)
active bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1), the Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2) has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother), a brighter top end and scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Blackouts Single (AS-1) | Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II (LW-CS2) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | not published | not published |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 6.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 7.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | active bridge Strat single-coil | active bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | active, mid-forward, noiseless | active, soft & warm, noiseless |
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
Magnet
55
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
54
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
50
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Not compared: output (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
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