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Seymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3) vs Seymour Duncan Hot P-90 Soapbar (SP90-2)

Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3), the Seymour Duncan Hot P-90 Soapbar (SP90-2) has a brighter top end.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3)Seymour Duncan Hot P-90 Soapbar (SP90-2)
DC resistancediffers12k11.86k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetCeramicCeramic
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers4.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)5.1 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)6 / 106 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs5 / 106 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs6 / 105 / 10
Slotneck P-90 soapbarneck P-90 soapbar
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressivehigh output, dark, tight & aggressive

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
98
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
100
both Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
64
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

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