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Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) vs Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
neck mini-humbucker
66 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
neck mini-humbucker
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2), the Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1) has lower output, an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother), a darker top end and scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2) | Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 8.52k | 6.54k |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 7 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | neck mini-humbucker | neck mini-humbucker |
| Traits | vintage output, tight & aggressive | vintage 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
62
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
27
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
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Seymour Duncan Custom (SM-2)
Seymour Duncan Vintage (SM-1)
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