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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Brad Paisley Secret Agent vs Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Rhythm (STR-3)

Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Brad Paisley Secret Agent, the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Rhythm (STR-3) has an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

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SpecSeymour Duncan Custom Shop Brad Paisley Secret AgentSeymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Rhythm (STR-3)
DC resistancediffers11k11.8k
Inductancediffersnot measured4.47 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetdiffersCeramicAlnico 5
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart8 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Slotneck Tele pickupneck Tele pickup
Traitshigh output, tight & aggressivehigh output, dark, big low end

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
90
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type

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

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