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Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires vs Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II Humbucker (LW-CH2)

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Compared with the Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires, the Seymour Duncan Livewire Classic II Humbucker (LW-CH2) has an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother), a brighter top end and scooped mids.

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecSeymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWiresSeymour Duncan Livewire Classic II Humbucker (LW-CH2)
DC resistancenot publishednot published
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 5Alnico 2
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers6.3 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)8 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differs6 / 104 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differs8 / 109 / 10
Slotactive neck humbuckeractive neck humbucker
Traitsactiveactive, bright, 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

Magnet
55
Alnico 5 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
31
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale

Not compared: output (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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