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Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires vs Seymour Duncan Mick Thomson Blackouts EMTY (AHB-3)
Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires
active neck humbucker
85 match
medium confidence
Seymour Duncan Mick Thomson Blackouts EMTY (AHB-3)
active neck humbucker
We found no spec differences between them worth calling out.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWires | Seymour Duncan Mick Thomson Blackouts EMTY (AHB-3) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistance | not published | not published |
| Inductance | not measured | not measured |
| Magnet | Alnico 5 | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 6.3 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | — |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 6 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Slot | active neck humbucker | active neck humbucker |
| Traits | active | active, bright |
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
100
same coil type
Brightness
83
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
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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What players and reviewers say
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