Seymour Duncan Shootout - Custom Custom vs JB
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Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (SH-11) vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair
Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (SH-11)
bridge humbucker
82 match
low confidence
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair
bridge humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (SH-11) | Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 14.4k | 15k |
| Inductancediffers | 9.35 H (measured, 1 reading) | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 2 | Alnico 2 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 5.2 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | — |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 3 / 10 | no chart |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | no chart |
| Slot | bridge humbucker | bridge humbucker |
| Traits | high output, mid-forward, tight lows, soft & warm | high output, soft & warm |
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
94
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
Videos
Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (SH-11)
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair
“The mids have more of a growl, if you are expecting the roar of the JB.”
“To maintain the comparison, players that find the JB's low end too boomy will appreciate the bold yet genteel firm lows of the Éclair.”