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Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Warren Demartini RTM vs Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)

We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Custom Shop Warren Demartini RTMSeymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)
DC resistancediffers17.4k16.2k
Inductancediffersnot measured5.40 H (measured, 1 reading)
MagnetAlnico 2Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart4 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart3 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Slotbridge humbuckerbridge humbucker
Traitshigh output, soft & warmvintage output, scooped mids, tight lows, 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
90
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).

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What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Warren Demartini RTM

From the first big open chord, you can hear definition within the smooth roar.
Darth Phineas · Jun 7, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
What you get with the RTM is a low end that's firm with a little bit of sag and a high end that has a touch of sweetness to it's bite.
Darth Phineas · Jun 7, 2017Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop Warren Demartini RTM

On the Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)

Either alone, or in tandem, these run the gamut from glassy to snappy to quacky to edgy to full to big to warm.
Darth Phineas · Aug 14, 2019Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Stag Mag (SH-3)

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