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Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) vs Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1)
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
bridge Strat single-coil
77 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b), the Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1) has hotter output and a ceramic magnet (punchier, more aggressive).
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) | Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 20.26k | 16.09k |
| Inductancediffers | 9.18 H (compiled) | 10.23 H (measured, 1 reading) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 3.23 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 3.6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, noiseless | high output, dark, tight lows, tight & aggressive, 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
84
measured inductance
Magnet
45
Alnico 5 vs Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
69
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
83
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
No videos for either pickup collected yet.
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan JB Jr. (SJBJ-1)
“It is actually voiced much better for punch and clarity in a neck position that one might expect.”
“Sort of that sweet spot if you think the Hot Rail neck has too much brawn and the Little 59 neck has too much spank.”
Full reviews
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
None collected yet.