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Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1) vs Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2)

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1), the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2) has hotter output and a brighter top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1)Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2)
DC resistancediffers9.4k13.2k
Inductancediffersnot measured2.52 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers5.2 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differs5 / 104 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs4 / 105 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs5 / 106 / 10
Slotneck Strat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, dark, tight & aggressive, noiselessvintage output, tight lows, tight & aggressive, 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

Output
51
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
36
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale

Videos

Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1)

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Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (STK-S2)

What players and reviewers say

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Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1)

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