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Seymour Duncan Custom Staggered (SSL-5) vs Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4)
Seymour Duncan Custom Staggered (SSL-5)
Strat single-coil
92 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4)
Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Custom Staggered (SSL-5), the Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4) has hotter output.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Custom Staggered (SSL-5) | Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Flat (SSL-4) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 12.9k | 13.3k |
| Inductancediffers | 6.16 H (measured, 1 reading) | 7.10 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Single coil | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 4.9 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 4.8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart) | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Slot | Strat single-coil | Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output | high 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
79
measured inductance
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
94
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
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