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Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1) vs Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1), the Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4) has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother) and a brighter top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Cool Rails (SCR-1)Seymour Duncan Stack Plus (STK-S4)
DC resistancediffers9.4k9.62k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersCeramicAlnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers5.2 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)5.7 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)4 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs5 / 108 / 10
Slotneck Strat single-coilneck Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, dark, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh output, 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
97
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
74
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

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