Seymour Duncan Little 59 Review (SL59-1B) How well does it fit into a Strat?
Compare
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) vs Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
bridge Strat single-coil
66 match
high confidence
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
bridge Strat single-coil
Compared with the Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b), the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) has lower output, a ceramic magnet (punchier, more aggressive), a brighter top end and scooped mids.
Specs side by side
differs marks specs where they part ways| Spec | Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b) | Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1) |
|---|---|---|
| DC resistancediffers | 20.26k | 11.78k |
| Inductancediffers | 9.18 H (compiled) | 7.89 H (measured, 2 readings) |
| Magnetdiffers | Alnico 5 | Ceramic |
| Coil | Hum-cancelling | Hum-cancelling |
| Resonant peakdiffers | 3.23 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) | 4.6 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load) |
| Bass (tone chart)differs | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Mids (tone chart)differs | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Treble (tone chart)differs | 4 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
| Slot | bridge Strat single-coil | bridge Strat single-coil |
| Traits | high output, dark, mid-forward, noiseless | high output, 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
78
measured inductance
Magnet
45
Alnico 5 vs Ceramic
Coil
100
same coil type
Brightness
0
tone charts on the same scale
Mids
67
tone charts on the same scale
Bass
83
tone charts on the same scale
Videos
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
No videos of its own collected yet.
Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
Fender Stratocaster - Seymour Duncan Little '59
What players and reviewers say
On the Seymour Duncan Little '59 (SL59-1)
“In this particular guitar, the little 59 is hollow sounding, bright and lacks output..”
“I like the 59 too, but the SL seems to punch the mids out there a little more, and it's still slightly warmer, maybe due partially to the nickel cover.”
Full reviews
Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Plus (STK-S9b)
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