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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair vs Seymour Duncan Custom Shop El Diablo

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Éclair, the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop El Diablo has hotter output.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Custom Shop ÉclairSeymour Duncan Custom Shop El Diablo
DC resistancediffers15k22.1k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, soft & warmhigh 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
44
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 Shop Éclair

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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop El Diablo

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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.”
Darth Phineas · Oct 26, 2022Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“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.”
Darth Phineas · Oct 26, 2022Darth Phineas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop El Diablo

“The El Diablo, although with a weaker alnico2 mag, is wound "hotter" and has lower highs, higher mids and an overall more balanced eq..”
VHTJay · 2007-04-13Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
“Whta concerns me is the lack of warmth in the low mids and bass of the El Diablo in clips that the 5150 is able to get .”
MetalManiac · 2011-01-02Seymour Duncan forum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop El Diablo

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