Hot Rails For Strat Single Coil Sized Humbucker
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Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) vs Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)

Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
bridge Strat single-coil
77 match
high confidence

Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1), the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) has hotter output and an Alnico V magnet (warmer, smoother).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) | Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 16.9k | 20.26k |
| Inductancediffers | not measured | 9.18 H (compiled) |
| Magnetdiffers | Ceramic | Alnico 5 |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 3.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 3.23 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart) | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart) | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart) | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, noiseless | high output, dark, mid-forward, noiseless |
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
74
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
45
Ceramic vs Alnico 5
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
77
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
100
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
100
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
No videos of its own collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
“Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.”
Full reviews
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
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