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Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14) vs TV Jones Power'Tron Plus

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14), the TV Jones Power'Tron Plus has an Alnico magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)TV Jones Power'Tron Plus
DC resistancediffers14.4k8.5k
Inductancediffers8.38 H (compiled)8.60 H (compiled)
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers5.4 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)—
Bass (tone chart)differs6 / 10no chart
Mids (tone chart)differs3 / 10no chart
Treble (tone chart)differs8 / 10no chart
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, scooped midshigh output

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
96
measured inductance
Magnet
95
Alnico 5 vs Alnico
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)

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TV Jones Power'Tron Plus

What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Custom Five (SH-14)

“Less mids could make the custom five scoopy in the mids but as it is, No; he's definitly not scooped.”
Micha · 2012-10-21Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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