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Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1) vs Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)

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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
SpecSeymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
DC resistancediffers16.9k20.26k
Inductancediffersnot measured9.18 H (compiled)
MagnetdiffersCeramicAlnico 5
CoilHum-cancellingHum-cancelling
Resonant peakdiffers3.5 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)3.23 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)5 / 105 / 10
Mids (tone chart)7 / 107 / 10
Treble (tone chart)4 / 104 / 10
Slotbridge Strat single-coilbridge Strat single-coil
Traitshigh output, dark, mid-forward, tight & aggressive, noiselesshigh 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)

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What players and reviewers say

On the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

Sure, it has some low end punch and a dominant midrange.
Darth Phineas · Apr 24, 2019Darth Phineas (opens in a new tab)
Everything on the Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (SHR-1)

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Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)

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