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Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires vs Seymour Duncan Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System (AHB-11S)
Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires
active neck humbucker
72 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System (AHB-11S)
active humbucker
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires, the Seymour Duncan Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System (AHB-11S) has a true single-coil design that hums.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires | Seymour Duncan Gus G. FIRE Blackouts System (AHB-11S) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | not published | not published |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coildiffers | Hum-cancelling | Single coil |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 6.3 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | — |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart) | 6 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
| Slotdiffers | active neck humbucker | active humbucker |
| Traits | active | active |
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
Magnet
100
both Alnico 5
Coil
0
one hums, one doesn't
Brightness
100
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Not compared: output (a spec is missing for at least one of them).
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